{"id":66960,"date":"2026-08-24T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-sector-momentum-high-cap-semi-and-software-lead-upgrades\/66960\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:12:24","slug":"brokerratingstech-sector-momentum-high-cap-semi-and-software-lead-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/brokerratingstech-sector-momentum-high-cap-semi-and-software-lead-upgrades\/66960\/","title":{"rendered":"[BrokerRatings]Tech Sector Momentum: High-Cap Semi and Software Lead Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductors lead the charge with 4 stocks (<a href=\"\/stock\/MU\">MU<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>, <a href=\"\/stock\/MKSI\">MKSI<\/a>) recently rated strong buy by analysts. <strong>Monday<\/strong> initiations also favor software giants like <a href=\"\/stock\/SAP\">SAP<\/a> and <a href=\"\/stock\/ORCL\">ORCL<\/a> as AI infrastructure spending accelerates. 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