3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 02/20/2025
With WallStreetZen's Strong Buys from Top Analysts feature, you get high-conviction stock ratings from the best stock analysts in the world. Here’s a peek at what we’re watching RN:
- SS&C Technologies Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: SSNC) only has Buy and Strong Buy ratings among analysts we cover (this is not common)
- According to experts, now’s the time to buy the dip on Emcor Group Inc. (NYSE: EME)
- Despite a slightly lowered price target, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) remains a Stong Buy
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1- Emcor Group Inc. (NYSE: EME)
Emcor is a leading specialty construction firm with expertise in power transmission, voice & data communications and fiber optics. This means they are riding some serious growth trends which helps explain the 72% year-over-year stock price.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >
Recent Price: $433.91 — get current quote >
Max 1-year forecast: $600.00
Why we’re watching:
- It’s our Stock of the Week: EME is one of Zen Investor Editor in Chief Steve Reitmeister’s favorite stocks because it plays at the intersection of many hot trends. As he expanded in a recent article…
- EME is “a leading specialty construction firm with expertise in power transmission, voice & data communications and fiber optics.”
- This means they are “riding the wave of AI growth as they help build out more data centers. Plus their expertise in power transmission has them lined up for what is believed to be a 160% increase in power demand the next 10 years in the US alone (thanks to AI).”
- This explains why they have produced 10 straight beat and raise quarters that propelled shares 260% higher since mid-2022 (and up 10X in the past five years).
- EME earns an overall Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), putting it in a class of stocks that have historically enjoyed 32.52% annual returns.
- While it has solid Component Grades all around, it shines particularly bright with an A rating for Financials, meaning it passes a rigorous evaluation of evaluating balance sheet strength and other key financial stability indicators, suggesting it’s a company with robust financial foundations. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)
2- Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM)
Chances are, you’re carrying Qualcomm’s technology in your pocket right now. Best known for its Snapdragon processors, Qualcomm powers smartphones, laptops, and next-gen AI devices, making it a key player in the semiconductor industry. Despite its well-established, dominant position, QCOM still trades at an attractive valuation — and has the funds to weather industry cycles and expand into lucrative new opportunities.
Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis >
Recent Price: $170.29 — get current quote >
Max 1-year forecast: $250.00
Why we’re watching:
- As a semiconductor stock, it should surprise no one that QCOM receives a lot of attention from analysts. At present, 17 researchers track and issue ratings for Qualcomm stock — 6 of whom rate it a Strong Buy. This is supplemented by 2 Buy ratings, 8 Hold ratings, and a lone Strong Sell rating (which, we should note, still implies an upside to the stock). See the ratings
- Harsh Kumar, a Piper Sandler researcher (a top 2% rated analyst), maintained an earlier Strong Buy rating on Qualcomm — but decreased his price target from $205 to $190.
- The analyst stated that last quarter's results and management's guidance both beat consensus.
- He did, however, note that management's commentary about handset units for the year called for flat to low single-digit growth impacted by seasonality from Apple that is reflected in the Q2 guidance which implies a Q/Q 10% decline in handsets.
- QCOM enjoys an overall Zen Rating of B or Buy — rated in the top 20% of all the stocks we track, it belongs to a class of assets that have consistently managed to beat the market since the turn of the millennium.
- Qualcomm has two key advantages — a really attractive valuation and a strong balance sheet. These factors have secured an A rating for the stock when it comes to Value and Financials. More the point, QCOM stock is rated in the top 1% of all the stocks we track in both categories. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)
3- SS&C Technologies Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: SSNC)
Automating business processes — especially in complex fields like finance or medicine is a tall order. It also happens to be the exact problem that SS&C Technologies decided to tackle. Despite a 41.01% surge over the last year, the stock remains significantly undervalued — and analysts are unanimously bullish regarding its long-term prospects.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >
Recent Price: $88.09 — get current quote >
Max 1-year forecast: $105.00
Why we’re watching:
- Wall Street equity researchers are overwhelmingly bullish when it comes to SSNC — 6 analysts issue ratings for the stock, with 4 Strong Buy ratings and 2 Buy ratings. See the ratings
- Notably, DA Davidson’s Peter Heckmann (a top 3% rated analyst) reiterated an earlier Strong Buy rating after the company reported its Q4 and FY 2024 earnings on February 6. Heckmann also raised his price forecast for SSNC stock from $92 to $102.
- Heckmann attributed their price target hike to two factors: the quarter's better-than-expected revenue and EBITDA numbers and the fact that, at current levels, the stock is trading at an enterprise value of ~11x the FY 2026 EBITDA forecast, compared to an average multiple of 12x to 12.5x over the last decade.
- Our proprietary quant rating system gave SS&C Technologies stock a Zen Rating of A — per a holistic overview provided by the 115 unique factors taken into account, SSNC is in the top 5% of all the stocks we track.
- Relative to its earnings potential, the stock is quite undervalued — netting a Value Rating of A. On top of that, SNSC also has an A rating when it comes to Sentiment. In both categories, the stock is in the top 5% of equities. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)
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