{"id":63252,"date":"2026-06-16T09:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-retail-momentum-analyst-rating-analysis-for-august-2025\/63252\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:12:26","slug":"brokerratingstech-and-retail-momentum-analyst-rating-analysis-for-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-retail-momentum-analyst-rating-analysis-for-august-2025\/63252\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Tech and Retail Momentum: Analyst Rating Analysis for August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology leads the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) recently rated strong buy this <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>. Retail giants also gain traction following <strong>Monday<\/strong> upgrades to <a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/COST\">COST<\/a>. Average target upside of 18% suggests bullish momentum for mega-caps continues into mid-August. However, rising valuation multiples in software suggest potential consolidation risk despite the current wave of positive revisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology leads the charge with 3 stocks (MSFT, AMZN, NVDA) recently rated strong buy this Tuesday. 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