3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 07/04/2025

Here’s a peek at the latest picks from our Strong Buy Stocks from Top Wall Street Analysts screener:

• MKS Instruments (MKSI) continues its powerhouse run 
• Why “Unique growth engines” are fueling stocks like MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI) right now…
• Korn Ferry (KFY) has already soared since we alerted on Monday — but the move may not be over

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1. MKS Instruments (NASDAQ: MKSI) 

Based in Massachusetts and founded way back in 1961, MKS Instruments is a veritable high-tech powerhouse, and supplies critical components for semiconductors, industrial lasers, and life sciences. Pick-and-shovel plays of this type are usually renowned for their value — and that holds true for MKSI as well, but it’s the stock’s growth potential that has earned it a spot in this week’s issue of Strong Buys.

Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $99.94 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $140.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, 6 analysts track MKSI — 4 have deemed it a Strong Buy, while the remaining 2 ratings are evenly split between a single Buy rating and a single Hold rating. See the ratings
• To boot, the average price forecast set by Wall Street analysts for MKS Instruments stock currently sits at $125.67, a figure that implies a hefty 25.4% upside.
• Cantor Fitzgerald researcher Matthew Prisco (a top 17% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on MKSI, and increased his price forecast from $110 to $120.
• In a Wafer-Fabrication Equipment Manufacturing sector review, Prisco hiked their price target on their top pick in the group, MKS Instruments, predicting a beat and raise print when the company next reports.
• Looking ahead, the analyst added that the company is well-positioned to capitalize on the early innings of the NAND upgrade cycle.
• MKS Instruments is currently the 3rd highest-rated stock in the Scientific & Technical Instrument industry, which has an Industry Rating of B.
• Our proprietary quant rating system has placed MKSI in the top 10% of equities on the whole, giving it a Zen Rating of B.
• We’ve already mentioned the stock’s Value and Growth in the introduction — so, how impressive is it? In terms of the former, MKS Instruments shares rank in the top 11% of equities — when it comes to the latter, they rank in the top 4%. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSI) 

MACOM makes the chips that power everything from 5G networks to radar systems. This $10 billion market cap titan enjoys steady demand from telecom and military customers, with data centers presenting a new avenue for high-margin growth. While MTSI has seen a significant move to the upside since April, analysts are confident that there is still more room for growth.

Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $142.35 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $160.00 

Why we’re watching:

• MTSI has 6 analyst ratings, split between 5 Strong Buys and 1 Buy. See the ratings
• Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya (a top 2% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on MACOM Technology Solutions stock and increased his price target from $140 to a Street-high $160. 
• Arya contextualized their price target hike by saying that Macom Technology Solutions Holdings has "unique growth engines in data centers and defense."
• The analyst detailed that they "like" the name's "broad-based datacenter strength, suggesting 45% Y/Y growth in FY 2025 because the company's broad optics and copper portfolios address a diverse range of customer roadmap needs."
• MTSI is also the 8th highest-rated stock in the Semiconductor industry, which has an Industry Rating of B.
• MACOM Technology Solutions shares rank in the top 12% of equities, giving them a Zen Rating of B, equivalent to an average annualized return of 19.88%.
• In terms of its Artificial Intelligence Component Grade rating, MTSI ranks in the top 13% of stocks, indicating that a neural network trained on more than two decades of technical and fundamental data has selected it as a likely outperformer.
• Even more impressively, MTSI ranks in the top 10% of equities when it comes to Growth. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY)

This is our Stock of the Week. Steve Reitmeister, our Editor-in-Chief, first highlighted KFY’s strengths on May 6 when he added it to his exclusive Zen Investor portfolio. Then, on June 30, he highlighted its resiliency in the face of tariffs. Despite having surged some 14.53% since Steve put it in the spotlight, KFY has retained strong ratings in several key areas and appears set to continue the rally.

Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis >  

Recent Price: $73.08 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $88.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Korn Ferry is our Stock of the Week. Our Editor-in-Chief, Steve Reitmeister, who already highlighted its strengths last month, explained why KFY is his top pick for this week in a Monday article.
• KFY is a true under-the-radar pick, as it currently has only 2 analyst ratings — 1 Strong Buy rating and 1 Hold rating.
• However, the average price target for Korn Ferry shares, currently pegged at $81, implies a 10.94% upside.
• Korn Ferry is a consulting firm that specializes in executive recruiting — which gives it a unique edge, as downturns tend to bring a lot of businesses to the company.
• While it might not be as attention-grabbing as a high-flying AI stock, Steve’s primary point was this — the Zen Ratings system shines when it comes to finding low-profile equities, which often provide more impressive returns than their highly-publicized counterparts.
• Korn Ferry is currently the 2nd highest-rated stock in the Staffing & Employment Service industry, which has an Industry Rating of B.
• The Street-high price target of $88 was issued by Truist Securities researcher Tobey Sommer (a top 7% rated analyst), who maintained a Strong Buy rating on KFY on June 20.
• Our rating system has placed Korn Ferry shares in the top 5% of equities, giving them a Zen Rating of A.
• When it comes to KFY’s Artificial Intelligence and Financials Component Grade ratings, the stock ranks in the top 15% of the more than 4,600 stocks that we track.  
• At a P/E ratio of just 15.47x, it comes as little surprise that the stock ranks in the 91st percentile in terms of Value.
• Last but not least, Korn Ferry stock ranks in the top 3% according to Sentiment. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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