3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 07/11/2025

What are Wall Street’s top stock-pickers watching? Here’s a look at the most recent updates from our Strong Buy Stocks from Top Wall Street Analysts screener:

• PagerDuty (PD) could be an excellent “buy the dip” opportunity 
• Defensive plays like Kroger (KR) continue to perform strongly in 2025’s market 
• Smart money is ready to hook up with Grindr (GRND)

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1. PagerDuty (NYSE: PD)

Are the long-forgotten pagers of the '90s making a comeback? No — but PD stock, which has been on a downward trajectory, just might. PagerDuty has been in the cloud-based incident management and operations business since 2009, and despite a challenging set of circumstances, a recent string of earnings beats, coupled with strength in several key areas could mark the beginning of a reversal.

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

Recent Price: $15.99 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $23.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Wall Street analysts still aren’t sold on PagerDuty. At present, 8 analysts cover the stock, which currently has 2 Strong Buy ratings, 1 Buy rating, 3 Hold ratings, 1 Sell rating, and 1 Strong Sell rating. See the ratings
• First things first — despite mixed coverage, the average 12-month price forecast for PD shares implies a 19.61% upside.
• Canaccord Genuity’s Kingsley Crane (a top 18% rated analyst) recently doubled down on a Strong Buy rating, but decreased his price target from $23 to $21.
• Joel Fishbein of Truist Securities (a top 4% rated analyst) also maintained a Strong Buy rating while decreasing his price forecast from $26 to $23.
• The App industry consists of 204 stocks and has an Industry Rating of A. PD is currently the 2nd-highest-rated stock in the industry.
• Our quant rating system has high confidence in PagerDuty — based on a holistic analysis of 115 factors, it has ranked PD in the top 2% of equities.
• For a better idea as to why PagerDuty ranks so highly, we have to take a look at the stock’s Component Grade ratings. For starters, PD is in the top 15% of equities when it comes to Financials.
• On top of that, the stock ranks in the 97th percentile in terms of Growth and Sentiment. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Kroger (NYSE: KR)

Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the U.S., with a footprint that spans nearly every major market. From fresh food to private-label brands, the company has built a loyal customer base and strong pricing power — especially in inflationary environments. Kroger is also investing heavily in digital ordering, delivery, and automation to compete with larger e-commerce players.

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

Recent Price: $69.83 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $82.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Kroger stock is covered by 9 Wall Street analysts — their ratings are split between 3 Strong Buys, 2 Buys, and 4 Holds. See the ratings 
• Guggenheim researcher John Heinbockel (a top 21% rated analyst) recently reiterated a Strong Buy rating, and hiked his price target on KR from $71 to $73. 
• Kroger is currently the 3rd highest-rated stock in the Grocery Store industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
• KR ranks in the top 6% of stocks per our quant rating system — it currently has a Zen Rating of B, but is withing striking distance of a Zen Rating of A.
• The stock is quite well-balanced and ranks highly in terms of several Component Grade ratings. For instance, it is in the top 18% when it comes to Growth and Financials.
• Kroger shares also rank in the 85th percentile according to Value, and the 88th percentile with regard to Artificial Intelligence. The former is owed to an attractive P/E ratio of just 18.87x — the latter to the fact that a neural network trained on two decades of data signals strong confidence that KR will be an outperformer going forward.
• Since it deals in non-discretionary spending to a large degree, it comes as little surprise that Kroger shines as a defensive pick — when it comes to Safety, the stock ranks in the top 7% (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Grindr (NYSE: GRND)

As the leading LGBTQ+ dating app, Grindr enjoys a dominant position in its space. The stock has surged by 88.22% compared to this time last year. Wall Street analysts project a strong upside for the stock in the next 12 months — moreover, the company maintains an impressive balance sheet that is more than sufficient to fuel further growth.

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

Recent Price: $22.53 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $27.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, 4 analysts cover GRND — their ratings are split between 1 Strong Buy and 3 Buys. See the ratings
• The average 12-month price forecast for Grindr shares is currently $25.75, which implies a 14.29% upside.
• Goldman Sachs equity researcher Eric Sheridan (a top 2% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and hiked his price target from $20 to $26.
• The Street-high price target of $27 comes from Andrew Boone of JMP Securities (a top 2% rated analyst), who currently issues a Buy rating.
• GRND is the 14th highest-rated stock in the App industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
• Grindr shares rank in the 95th percentile of the more than 4,600 equities tracked by our proprietary quant rating system, giving them a Zen Rating of A.
• GRND stock has surged by 25.52% since the start of the year. In terms of Momentum, the stock ranks in the top 10%.
• When it comes to Artificial Intelligence and Growth, Grindr shares rank in the 93rd and 95th percentile of stocks, respectively.
• Financials are the star of the show, however — GRND ranks in the top 3% of equities according to this Component Grade rating. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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