3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 07/25/2025

It’s Friday. Here are 3 Strong Buy stocks (we found them here) to close out the week:

• Primoris Services (PRIM) has excellent near-term upside potential 
• A repeat featured stock on this list, US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) continues to attract analyst attention 
• Smart money is doubling down on SS&C Technologies (SSNC)

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1. US Foods Holding Corp (NYSE: USFD) 

This Rosemont, Illinois-based business has been in business for a long time — since 1989. US Foods Holding distributes food — whether fresh, frozen, or dry, to food service companies all across the United States. While it is faced with a tough macro environment, it stands out as quite a safe pick in a tumultuous market.

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

Recent Price: $84.30 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $95.00 

Why we’re watching:

• USFD enjoys broad analyst support — the stock currently has 7 Strong Buy ratings and 1 Hold rating. See the ratings
• Brian Harbour of Morgan Stanley (a top 18% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on US Foods Holding Corp and increased his price target on the stock from $84 to $89.
• Citing strong demand, Harbour predicted that restaurants and food wholesalers would have a better quarter than the previous one.
• The analyst argued that although there is still policy noise, the middle- and upper-class consumer segments are robust, and expense growth is generally insignificant.
• Within the Food Distribution industry, which has an Industry Rating of A, USFD is the #1 rated stock.
• USFD ranks in the 83rd percentile with regard to two Component Grade ratings — Momentum and Artificial Intelligence.
• However, Safety is the star of the show here — US Foods Holding Corp ranks in the top 3% of stocks in this category. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ: SSNC)

SS&C Technologies supports asset managers, insurance firms, hedge funds, and banks with back-office automation, data management, and regulatory compliance tools. Its strength lies in combining software with outsourcing — helping clients scale without adding complexity. 

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

Recent Price: $83.49 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $105.00  

Why we’re watching:

• Based on a total of 7 analyst ratings, SSNC is a consensus Strong Buy according to Wall Street equity analysts. The stock currently has 4 Strong Buy ratings, 2 Buy ratings, and 1 Hold rating. See the ratings
• In addition, the average price target for the stock, currently at $94.14, implies a 13.82% upside.
• Peter Heckmann of DA Davidson (a top 3% rated analyst) recently doubled down on a Strong Buy rating on SS&C Technologies stock, and increased his price forecast from $94 to $98
• In a preview note, Heckmann predicted SS&C Technologies Holdings would meet or modestly beat DA Davidson's for the quarter and that management would reiterate "or slightly fine-tune" its annual guidance.
• SSNC ranks in the top 11% of the equities that our proprietary quant rating system tracks, giving it a Zen Rating of B.
• SS&C Technologies shares rank in the top 19% when it comes to Sentiment — in the past 12 months, there has been an almost equal degree of insider buying and selling at play, which is a rarity.
• Value is SSNC’s biggest strength — in terms of this Component Grade rating, the stock ranks in the top 6%. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Primoris Services (NYSE: PRIM) 

Primoris is a specialty contractor that covers everything from construction and fabrication to maintenance and replacement in the high-growth area of renewable, industrial-scale energy. With infrastructure spending set to increase substantially, and a record $11.4 billion backlog already on the books, PRIM currently looks like one of the businesses that is best-positioned to take advantage of the clean energy revolution.

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

Recent Price: $87.31 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $110.00 

Why we’re watching:

• PRIM enjoys broad and unanimous support from Wall Street analysts — the stock currently has 8 Strong Buy ratings. See the ratings 
• KeyBanc researcher Jackson Ader (a top 10% rated analyst) recently reiterated a Strong Buy rating on Primoris Services, and increased his price target from $79 to $98. 
• Ader believes Primoris has strong potential to create value, thanks to the unexpectedly favorable outcome of the "One Big Beautiful Bill."
• Their optimism, according to the analyst, was driven by the company’s leading role in utility-scale solar and storage projects in strategic regions, its consistently expanding power delivery operations with rising profitability, and its overlooked but important contribution to data center investments—from fiber infrastructure to energy production and transmission.
• Ader said they anticipate that Primoris Services' end market mix will continue to change in favor of these rapidly expanding areas, leading to multiple expansion and margin growth in upcoming years.
• The Engineering & Construction industry consists of 44 stocks and has an Industry Rating of A — PRIM is the top-rated stock in the entire industry.
• Primoris Services shares currently rank in the 98th percentile of the equities that we keep track of — giving them a Zen Rating of A.
• PRIM is currently trading at a P/E of 22.32x, and ranks in the top 17% when it comes to Value.
• However, the stock ranks even more highly in terms of Growth — in the 92nd percentile, to be exact. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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