3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 08/14/2025

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• Why Howmet Aerospace (HWM) could be an excellent “buy the dip” stock
• Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) offers a compelling combo of safety and growth 
• Meta Platforms (META) continues to outperform 

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1. Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM) 

Howmet Aerospace is a defense contractor — a critical provider of jet engine components and titanium structural parts. HWM shares have seen a slight dip following the company’s latest earnings call — but some of Wall Street’s finest have opined that this is just short-term noise, and that Howmet’s long-term growth prospects are still intact.

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

Recent Price: $180.75 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $215.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Analyst coverage of Howmet Aerospace tends strongly toward the bullish side. At present, the stock has 8 Strong Buy ratings, 1 Buy rating, and 2 Hold ratings. Notably, there are no Sell or Strong Sell ratings. See the ratings 
• Bank of America’s Ronald Epstein (a top 9% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on HWM after the company held its Q2 2025 earnings call and increased his price target from $185 to a Street-high $215.
• Although investors were concerned by the print, Epstein said they do not believe Howmet Aerospace will be impacted by destocking because the company has strategically produced lower-than-aircraft-OEM rates.   
• HWM stock ranks in the 88th percentile of the equities that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of B.
• Howmet shares rank in the top 13% when it comes to Sentiment, owing to positive analyst coverage.
• HWM is even more impressive in terms of Momentum — the stock has surged by 63.15% since the start of the year, and ranks in the top 3% of equities in this category.
• Finally, we have Financials — and in terms of this Component Grade rating, HWM also ranks in the top 3%. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) 

Advanced Energy Industries provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions used in semiconductor manufacturing, industrial production, and medical equipment. The business recently delivered a strong double beat on the back of record data center sales — at present, AEIS offers a compelling combination of safety and growth prospects coupled with a strong financial position.

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

Recent Price: $150.82 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $160.00 

Why we’re watching:

• AEIS shares currently have 4 Strong Buy ratings, 2 Buy ratings, and 1 Hold rating. See the ratings
• After the company reported its Q2 2025 earnings, Benchmark researcher Mark Miller (a top 5% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock and hiked his price target from $130 to $150. 
• Miller attributed the strong quarter to record data center sales. Looking ahead, the analyst estimated Advanced Energy Industries' 2026 net non-GAAP EPS growth at 25% Y/Y.
• A month earlier, KeyBanc’s Ken Newman (a top 5% rated analyst) also reiterated a Strong Buy rating and hiked his price target from $150 to a Street-high $160.
• Advanced Energy Industries is the 7th highest-rated stock in the Electrical Equipment & Part industry, which has an Industry Rating of B.
• AEIS stock ranks in the top 5% of the more than 4,600 stocks that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of A. 
• Advanced Energy Industries ranks in the 87th percentile of equities according to Financials.
• AEIS also ranks in the 89th percentile when it comes to the stock’s Safety Component Grade rating.
• Growth is Advanced Energy Industries’ biggest strength — in this category, the stock ranks in the top 7% of equities. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)

Meta Platforms is more than just Facebook — it’s also the parent company of Instagram, and WhatsApp, plus an AI and VR innovator. Bottom line? Meta keeps redefining the digital landscape, and with strong ad revenue and bold bets on the future, it’s well worth watching. The stock is currently within striking distance of its all-time high (ATH) — and if it manages to get over the hump, there will doubtlessly be plenty of upside before the rally ends.

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

Recent Price: $769.30 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $1,086.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Unsurprisingly, one of the foremost tech stocks attracts a lot of attention from analysts. Meta Platforms shares currently have 28 Strong Buy ratings, 8 Buy ratings, and 2 Hold ratings. See the ratings 
• After the company reported its Q2 2025 earnings on 2025/07/30, Loop Capital’s Rob Sanderson (a top 8% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on META and increased his price target from $888 to $980.
• Sanderson said Meta Platforms' meaningful revenue growth acceleration and strong guidance were the biggest positive surprises from the prints returned by the Software mega-caps.
• The company's recent hiring spree and Capex expansion are, admittedly, an effort to "catch up," but the analyst characterized its business results as consistent with Loop Capital's thesis that "the company is the largest non-hardware beneficiary, with acceleration in both user engagement and monetization being driven by AI investment against what appears to be a very long runway."
• Meta Platforms is the 9th highest-rated stock in the Internet Content & Information industry, which has an Industry Rating of A. 
• META ranks in the top 11% of equities based on a holistic assessment of 115 proprietary factors, giving it a Zen Rating of B.
• Owing to extensive (and bullish) coverage from analysts, Meta Platforms shares rank in the 91st percentile according to Sentiment.
• META has rallied by 28.38% since the start of the year, and ranks in the 93rd percentile of equities when it comes to Momentum.
• However, the tech juggernaut’s balance sheet is its biggest strength — Meta Platforms ranks in the top 4% in terms of Financials. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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