3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 08/01/2025

Here’s our gift to you going into the weekend — a look behind the paywall at the hottest picks from our most popular screener: 

• Why top-rated analysts forecast double-digit gains for Regal Rexnord (RRX)
• Flex (FLEX) just got a noteworthy price target increase
• The surprising reason why Brinker International (EAT) earns “Stock of the Week” status

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1. Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) 

Flex is a company that wears many hats — as it helps design, build, and deliver products and entire supply chains across a wide variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, and even cloud computing. At present, the business is reorienting itself toward high-growth and high-margin areas — chiefly data centers, and it seems to be paying off.

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

Recent Price: $53.58 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $60.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Flex enjoys unanimous bullish coverage from Wall Street analysts. The stock currently has 7 ratings — all of which are Strong Buys. See the ratings  
• Samik Chatterjee of JP Morgan (a top 3% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and increased his price forecast from $44 to a Street-high $60.
• In a Technology (Hardware and Networking) sector review note, Chatterjee predicted that "robust" cloud spending would catalyze an increase in 2H 2025 estimates for the group.
• However, the analyst cautioned that underlying end market drivers for some customer verticals "remain a concern" because they are more sensitive to the macro environment.
• A week before his colleague did so, Bank of America’s Ruplu Bhattacharya (a top 19% rated analyst) also maintained a Strong Buy rating, and increased his price target on FLEX from $50 to $58.
• Bhattacharya attributed their price target hike to "continued strong revenue related to data center," noting that data center is the main driver of the 1% Y/Y revenue growth in their Flex model that assumes remaining end markets decline>"
• The analyst added that Flex can raise prices on some of its own power products to offset direct tariff impacts.
• The Electronic Component industry has an Industry Rating of A and consists of 32 equities. FLEX is currently the 5th highest-rated stock in the industry. 
• Flex ranks in the top 6% of stocks on the whole, giving it a Zen Rating of B.
• What makes FLEX so great? For one, we have a rare combination of Growth and Safety — in these categories, the stock ranks in the top 82% and 83%, respectively.
• However, Momentum is once again the star of the show — FLEX has rallied by 38.61% since the start of the year. In terms of this Component Grade rating, the stock ranks in the 90th percentile. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) 

You might not be familiar with the name Brinker International — but there’s a high chance that you’re aware of the company’s biggest brand, Chili's. Strong earnings buoyed by increased foot traffic and aggressive expansion caused EAT to rally — now, profit-taking has ensued, and the stock is once again trading at an attractive valuation relative to its bright future prospects.

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

Recent Price: $153.50 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $215.00 

Why we’re watching:

• EAT is our Stock of the Week. Our Editor-in-Chief, Steve Reitmeister, explained why he believes Brinker International is set to outperform in a Monday article.
• Steve first added the stock to his exclusive Zen Investor portfolio on May 7. EAT soon raced up to $187 by the start of July — now, the stock is trading at a discount, having fallen to $153.   
• Since late 2022, earnings per share (EPS) have risen 3,X and the share price has rallied 6X from valley to recent peak.
• Our Editor in-Chief is confident that you should buy the dip — the $8.84 EPS estimate for this year is more than twice as that of last year, at $4.10. The pace of growth is expected to moderate into 2026 with a still impressive $9.92 outlook.
• Wall Street analysts are also optimistic — the average 12-month price forecast for EAT shares, which currently sits at $177.40, implies a 15.57% upside.
• Brinker International stock currently ranks in the top 2% of equities, giving it a Zen Rating of A.
• EAT shares rank in the 84th percentile in terms of Value, as they are trading at quite an attractive 20.49x price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio.
• In addition, the stock ranks in the top 7% with regard to both Growth and Financials. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Regal Rexnord (NYSE: RRX) 

Here’s a nuts-and-bolts pick that operates behind the scenes. Regal Rexnord makes industrial powertrains, transmission components, and electric motors — which it then sells either to original equipment manufacturers or end users. The April tariffs caused RRX to dip significantly — it has since returned to the green on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. A double beat, delivered last month, had made Wall Street confident that the recovery can continue.

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

Recent Price: $152.87 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $195.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Regal Rexnord shares are tracked by 7 Wall Street analysts — their ratings are split between 5 Strong Buys and 2 Buys. See the ratings
• In addition, the average 12-month price forecast for RRX, currently pegged at $170.29, implies an 11.85% upside.
• Barclays researcher Julian Mitchell (a top 1% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and hiked his price target from $160 to $165. 
• In a quarterly Multi-Industry sector Q2 2025 preview note, Mitchell cautioned that investors have high expectations for the group.
• That said, and in spite of weak customer demand, the analyst predicted that most names will outperform projections and raise guidance.
• However, although Mitchell has raised estimates because of recent valuation gains across the sector, they said they still view the risk/reward for the group's stocks as neutral.
• A day before Mitchell updated his coverage, Joe Ritchie of Goldman Sachs (a top 4% rated analyst) also doubled down on a prior Strong Buy rating, and increased his price target from $173 to a Street-high $195.
• Regal Rexnord is a part of the 71-stock strong Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, which has an Industry Rating of B. RRX is currently the 6th highest-rated stock in the industry.
• RRX ranks in the 97th percentile of the more than 4,600 equities that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of A.
• Growth and Value are the stock’s biggest strengths — in terms of the former, it ranks in the top 12%, and in the top 11% in terms of the latter. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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