{"id":61361,"date":"2026-04-28T09:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-cybersecurity-sectors-surge-on-fresh-analyst-upgrades\/61361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:13:56","slug":"brokerratingstech-and-cybersecurity-sectors-surge-on-fresh-analyst-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-cybersecurity-sectors-surge-on-fresh-analyst-upgrades\/61361\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Tech and Cybersecurity Sectors Surge on Fresh Analyst Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductors lead the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/TXN\">TXN<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/QCOM\">QCOM<\/a>) recently rated strong buy or upgraded by analysts on <strong>Monday<\/strong>. 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