{"id":61721,"date":"2026-05-08T09:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsai-infrastructure-and-tech-giants-dominate-strong-buy-ratings-to-start-may\/61721\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:14:36","slug":"brokerratingsai-infrastructure-and-tech-giants-dominate-strong-buy-ratings-to-start-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingsai-infrastructure-and-tech-giants-dominate-strong-buy-ratings-to-start-may\/61721\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]AI Infrastructure and Tech Giants Dominate Strong Buy Ratings to Start May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology leads the charge with 5 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/GOOGL\">GOOGL<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MU\">MU<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts. <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> and <strong>Thursday<\/strong> upgrades highlight surging AI infrastructure demand and record profit margins. Average target upside of 20% suggests momentum continues despite <strong>Friday<\/strong>&#39;s defensive rotation into consumer staples (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>). However, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and sticky inflation remain notable risks for high-growth valuations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology leads the charge with 5 stocks (NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, MU) recently rated strong buy by analysts. 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