3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 09/11/2025

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1. 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.

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

Recent Price: $752.53 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $1,086.00 

Why we’re watching:

• As one of the pre-eminent tech stocks in the world, META receives a lot of attention. The stock currently has 27 Strong Buy ratings, 8 Buy ratings, and 2 Hold ratings. See the ratings  
• The average 12-month price forecast for Meta Platforms shares, currently sitting at $826.16, implies a decent 10.06% upside.
• Loop Capital researcher Rob Sanderson (a top 8% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock after the company reported its Q2 2025 earnings. The analyst also upped 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 currently ranks in the 90th percentile of the equities tracked by our system, giving it a Zen Rating of B, equivalent to a Buy rating.
• Meta Platforms' stock has rallied by 25.57% since the start of the year, so it won’t come as much of a surprise that it ranks in the top 8% in terms of Momentum.
• When it comes to its Artificial Intelligence Component Grade rating, META ranks in the top 4% of stocks.
• Lastly, we have Sentiment — a category in which the tech juggernaut ranks in the 93rd percentile. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Micron (NASDAQ: MU) 

As one of the world’s largest chipmakers, Micron, which produces DRAM and NAND chips, is currently benefiting from high demand on account of the AI boom. Wall Street is quite bullish on MU — and what’s more, the stock is currently trading at a very attractive valuation.

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

Recent Price: $131.37 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $200.00 

Why we’re watching:

• MU stock currently has 12 Strong Buy ratings, 6 Buy ratings, and 3 Hold ratings. See the ratings 
• The average price target for Micron shares, currently pegged at $156.67, implies a 19.26% upside.   
• JP Morgan’s Harlan Sur (a top 3% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and hiked his price forecast from $165 to $185.
• On 2025/8/11, Micron Technology updated its Q4 2025 revenue, gross margin, operating expense, and EPS guidance.
• Hiking their price target, Sur attributed the "positive" preannouncement to "a strengthening pricing environment, adding that Micron Technology appears " positioned for FY 2026."
• MU ranks in the top 5% of the stocks that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of A, which has historically corresponded to an average annual return of 32.52%.
• Micron shares currently rank in the top 19% of equities when it comes to Financials.
• The stock is trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 23.5x, as well as a price-to-earnings growth (PEG) ratio of just 0.46x — so it’s no wonder that it ranks in the 93rd percentile according to Value.
• Lastly, we have Sentiment — a category in which Micron stock ranks in the top 3% of equities. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS)

Keysight Technologies has embedded itself as a crucial player in a variety of high-growth industries. The company manufactures testing equipment and software essential for bringing any sort of electronics product to market. While estimates are relatively cautious, the company maintains a rock-solid business model and a pretty healthy checkbook — setting it up as a potentially lucrative long-term play.

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

Recent Price: $78.19 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $200.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Keysight Technologies shares have 3 Strong Buy ratings and 1 Hold rating. See the ratings  
• The average 12-month price forecast for KEYS, currently pegged at $188.50, implies a healthy 12.27% upside.
• Barclays equity researcher Tim Long (a top 4% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating on Keysight Technologies while cutting his price target from $200 to $195.
• KEYS is currently the 3rd highest-rated stock in the Scientific & Technical Instrument industry, which has an Industry Rating of B. 
• Keysight Technologies ranks in the top 5% of the more than 4,600 equities that we track, giving it a Zen Rating of A, equivalent to a Strong Buy rating.
• In terms of its Safety Component Grade rating, KEYS ranks in the top 9% of the stocks that our system tracks.
• When it comes to Financials, Keysight Technologies shares rank in the 92nd percentile of equities.
• Lastly, we have the stock’s Artificial Intelligence Component Grade rating. In this regard, KEYS ranks in the top 6% of stocks — meaning that a neural network trained on two decades of fundamental and technical data has identified it as a likely outperformer going forward. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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