3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 10/20/2026
Here’s a peek at the latest picks from our Strong Buy Stocks from Top Wall Street Analysts screener:
- Mercury General (MCY): Rate-driven insurer with dual A component grades
- Dell Technologies (DELL): Under-the-radar AI server play with 44% upside
- Western Digital (WDC): 88% profit margin and a 120%+ upside call
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1. Mercury General (NYSE: MCY)
With favorable momentum in the Property & Casualty Insurance sector and an attractive valuation profile, the company is positioned to benefit from the current higher interest rate environment enhancing investment income.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $102.80 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: N/A
Why we're watching:
- Despite a lack of coverage from Wall Street, our Editor-in-Chief Steve Reitmeister smells opportunity here. He recently named MCY his Stock of the Week, citing a recent impressive earnings beat and strong fundamentals combined with powerful tailwinds due to rising interest rates as major reasons why this stock seems poised to soar. See his full commentary here.
- Industry ranking context: MCY is currently the #3 highest-rated stock in the Property & Casualty Insurance industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
- Zen Ratings highlights: MCY 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: MCY excels with an A for both Sentiment and Artificial Intelligence, reflecting strong analyst confidence and technological positioning, while maintaining a solid B for Value, a combination that suggests the company offers attractive upside potential at current levels. See all 7 Component Grades here
2. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL)
It’s more than just a desktop computer company: Dell designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports IT hardware, software, and services solutions worldwide. The company is attracting significant attention as a potential under-the-radar AI infrastructure winner, with strong AI-driven server demand creating meaningful revenue growth opportunities despite recent market volatility.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $451.71 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: $735.00
Why we're watching:
- DELL has strong, bullish coverage among the analysts we track, with 11 Strong Buy, 5 Buy, and 6 Hold recommendations. See all recommendations here
- For example, Mizuho researcher Vijay Rakesh (a top 1% rated analyst) maintained his Buy rating with a price target suggesting the stock could see greater than 40% upside in the coming year.
- Industry ranking context: DELL is currently the #4 highest-rated stock in the Computer Hardware industry, which has an Industry Rating of C.
- Zen Ratings highlights: DELL earns an overall A rating, 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: DELL demonstrates balanced strength with solid Bs for Growth, Momentum, and Sentiment, indicating the company combines positive earnings trajectory with favorable analyst and market momentum despite near-term headwinds. See all 7 Component Grades here
3. Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC)
This data storage company is benefiting from surging AI-driven demand for storage capacity, with strong execution driving impressive margin expansion and positioning WDC as a key infrastructure play in the data center buildout cycle.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $332.00 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: $900.00
Why we're watching:
- WDC has solid, bullish coverage among the analysts we track, with 10 Strong Buy, 3 Buy, and 2 Hold recommendations. See all recommendations here
- For example, Wells Fargo researcher Joseph Quatrochi (a top 4% rated analyst) recently maintained his Strong Buy with a price target representing nearly 40% upside potential from current levels.
- Yet more impressive, Citigroup researcher Asiya Merchant (a top 1% rated analyst) maintained her Strong Buy with a price target representing greater than 120% upside potential from current levels.
- Q2 earnings demonstrated execution strength: EPS of $26.92 beat estimates by 7.68% with 25.43% year-over-year growth, while revenue of $12.9B exceeded expectations by 10% with 50.5% YoY growth.
- Industry ranking context: WDC is currently the #6 highest-rated stock in the Computer Hardware industry, which has an Industry Rating of C.
- Zen Ratings highlights: WDC earns an overall A rating, which is equal to a Strong Buy recommendation. This tier represents the top 5% of stocks tracked based on a careful 115-factor fundamental analysis.
- Component Grades: WDC shines with an A for Financials, reflecting exceptional profitability metrics including an 88.2% profit margin, while maintaining strong Bs for Growth and Sentiment, a powerful combination that underscores both current strength and future potential. See all 7 Component Grades here
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