3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 08/26/2026

Here’s what the Smart Money crowd is loving right now…

• National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ: NESR) enjoys improving margins and strong activity
• CPI Card Group (NASDAQ: PMTS) just raised guidance + business is growing 
• Generac Holdings (NYSE: GNRC) is quietly becoming an AI data center winner

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1. National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ: NESR) 

National Energy Services Reunited provides oilfield services across the Middle East and North Africa, putting it directly in the path of the region’s drilling boom. Strong activity, deeper customer penetration, and improving margins are giving the company multiple ways to grow.

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

Recent Price: $32.07 — get current quote

Max 1-year forecast: $45.00

Why we're watching:

• NESR has limited, but overwhelmingly bullish, coverage among the analysts we track, with 4 Strong Buy recommendations. See all recommendations here
• For example, UBS researcher Josh Silverstein (a top 7% rated analyst) recently maintained his Strong Buy recommendation with a price target representing over 30% upside from current levels. 
• Likewise, Barclays researcher David Anderson (a top 6% rated analyst) maintains a Strong Buy recommendation with a similar price target.  
• Industry ranking context: NESR is currently the #2 highest-rated stock in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Service industry, which has an Industry Rating of C.
• Zen Ratings context: NESR earns an overall A rating, which is equal to a Strong Buy recommendation. Stocks in this topmost tier have historically delivered nearly 30% annual returns, soundly beating the S&P.
• Component Grades: NESR excels with A grades for Growth, Momentum, and Sentiment, reflecting strong revenue expansion, positive price action, and bullish analyst coverage, while maintaining solid Bs for Financials and Safety. See all 7 Component Grades here

2. CPI Card Group (NASDAQ: PMTS)

CPI Card Group makes payment cards for banks and prepaid programs, and the business is gaining momentum. Strong Q2 results, higher full-year guidance, and its TRISM acquisition are expanding both its market opportunity and growth potential.

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

Recent Price: $27.54 — get current quote

Max 1-year forecast: $34.00

Why we're watching:

• PMTS has limited, but very bullish, coverage among the analysts we track, with 1 Strong Buy recommendation. See all recommendations here
• That comes from DA Davidson researcher Peter Heckmann (a top 5% rated analyst) recently maintained his Strong Buy rating with a price target representing nearly 30% upside potential from current levels. 
• Noteworthy catalyst: Q2 earnings demonstrated execution strength: EPS of $0.56 beat estimates by 24.44% with 1,300.00% year-over-year growth, while revenue of $149.18M exceeded expectations by 5.13% with 14.85% YoY growth.
• Industry ranking context: PMTS is currently the #1 highest-rated stock in the Credit Service industry, which has an Industry Rating of C.
• Zen Ratings highlights: PMTS earns an overall A rating, which amounts to a Strong Buy recommendation. Stocks with this rating have historically delivered nearly 30% annual returns, handily outpacing the broader market.
• Component Grades: PMTS maintains strong Bs across Value, Growth, Momentum, Safety, and Financials, showcasing a well-balanced profile with solid fundamentals, improving profitability following the TRISM acquisition, and favorable valuation. See all 7 Component Grades here

3. Generac Holdings (NYSE: GNRC)

Our latest Stock of the Week! This company makes backup power systems, and AI data centers are becoming a major new growth engine. The company just landed a second hyperscale customer and tripled its U.S. data center capacity to $3.75 billion as demand for large-scale backup generators surges.

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

Recent Price: $201.91 — get current quote

Max 1-year forecast: $340.00

Why we're watching:

• GNRC has strong, bullish coverage among the analysts we track, with 11 Strong Buy, 1 Buy, and 2 Hold recommendations. See all recommendations here
• For example, UBS researcher Jon Windham (a top 21% rated analyst) maintains his Strong Buy rating with a price target suggesting the stock could see greater than 60% upside in the coming year. 
• Separately, Stifel Nicolaus researcher Stephen Gengaro (a top 4% rated analyst) maintained his Strong Buy with a more modest but still weighty price target that suggests the stock could see greater than 30% upside above current levels.
• It’s also our latest Stock of the Week. In his recent commentary, Zen Investor Editor-in-Chief Steve Reitmeister highlighted the dip-buy potential for this increasingly vital service provider for the AI data center buildout. See his full commentary here.
• Q2 earnings demonstrated execution strength: EPS of $2.91 beat estimates by 76.4% with 76.4% year-over-year growth, while revenue of $1.17B missed expectations by 0.37% with 11% YoY growth.
• Industry ranking context: GNRC is currently the #2 highest-rated stock in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, which has an Industry Rating of B.
• Zen Ratings highlights: GNRC earns an overall A rating, which amounts to a Strong Buy recommendation. Stocks with this rating represent the elite top 5% of all 4,600+ stocks tracked based on a rigorous 115-factor fundamental review.
• Component Grades: GNRC shines with an A for Growth, reflecting the company's impressive earnings expansion and data center market momentum, while maintaining solid Bs for Financials, Safety, and Sentiment, a combination that positions it well for continued outperformance. See all 7 Component Grades here

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