{"id":65085,"date":"2026-07-20T09:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-financial-services-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades\/65085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:12:29","slug":"brokerratingstech-and-financial-services-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-and-financial-services-lead-recent-analyst-upgrades\/65085\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Tech and Financial Services Lead Recent Analyst Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Services leads the charge with 3 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MS\">MS<\/a>) recently rated strong buy as of <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>. Mega-cap tech remains dominant with <a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a> maintaining bullish sentiment. Average target upside of 15% suggests steady momentum through <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>. However, cooling manufacturing data suggests a contrarian rotation into defensive sectors may be necessary if interest rate volatility persists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Services leads the charge with 3 stocks (GS, JPM, MS) recently rated strong buy as of Tuesday. 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