3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 12/23/2025
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- MasTec (MTZ) is poised for continued growth
- The near-term outlook looks positive for RTX (RTX)
- We’ve alerted Jabil (JBL) before… Are you listening this time?
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MasTec provides infrastructure construction services for the communications, energy, and utilities sectors across the U.S. and Canada. With a market cap of $17.21 billion and strong momentum heading into 2026, the company ranks #11 in the Engineering & Construction industry and has delivered impressive long-term returns of 1,330.41% since its 1997 listing.
Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $221.67 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: $290.00
Why we're watching:
- Analyst support: Among the analysts we track, MTZ has 13 Strong Buy ratings, 3 Buy ratings, and zero Sell ratings. See the ratings
- Truist Securities' Jamie Cook (a top 6% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating with a $270.00 price target (+23.75% upside), demonstrating continued confidence in the infrastructure buildout story.
- Meanwhile, Jefferies' Julien Dumoulin-Smith (top 16%) raised his price target to $252.00, noting that a "visible path is emerging to double-digit margins" and modestly increased 2026-2028 EBITDA and EPS estimates, with large project awards offering longer-term upside.
- Industry ranking context: MTZ is currently the 11th highest-rated stock out of 44 in the Engineering & Construction industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
- Zen Rating highlights: B (Buy) stocks in Zen Ratings average +19.88%/yr — putting MTZ on track for potentially market-beating returns.
- Component Grades: MTZ has an A for Growth, and above-average Bs for Momentum, Safety, and Sentiment. See all 7 Zen Component Grades here
2. RTX Corp (NYSE: RTX)
Raytheon Technologies, this aerospace and defense titan has compounded shareholder wealth for decades — delivering nearly 900% total returns since 1997 — while growing into a $244B global leader now trading just shy of its 52-week high.
Zen Rating: B (Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $183.41 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: $215.00
Why we're watching:
- Analyst support: RTX enjoys a strong consensus among the analysts we track, with 7 Strong Buy, 1 Buy, and 3 Hold ratings. See the ratings
- Recent major wins include a $168 million contract for Romanian Patriot air defense equipment, a $1.6 billion F135 engine sustainment contract, and collaboration with Amazon Web Services to enhance space missions, all supporting the bullish thesis.
- Industry ranking context: RTX is currently the 8th highest-rated stock in the Defense industry, which has an Industry Rating of C.
- Zen Rating highlights: As a B-rated stock, RTX ranks in the top 15% of all the stocks we track, and is in a class of tickers that have historically outperformed the S&P.
- Component Grades: RTX earns an A for Momentum and Bs for our AI factor, Safety, and Sentiment. See all 7 Zen Component Grades here
3. Jabil (NYSE: JBL)
Jabil provides design engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services to the electronics and materials technology sectors. Trading at $227.53 with a $24.21 billion market cap, the company ranks #3 in the Electronic Component industry and has delivered an impressive 2,180.34% total return since its 1997 listing.
Zen Rating: A (Strong Buy) — see full analysis
Recent Price: $227.53 — get current quote
Max 1-year forecast: $283.00
Why we're watching:
- JBL has impressive backing among the analysts we track, with 4 Strong Buy and 1 Buy rating — no Hold, Sell, or Strong Sell ratings. See the ratings
- Barclays' Tim Long (top 5%) holds the highest price target at $283.00, representing +24.88% upside potential, demonstrating strong conviction in Jabil's growth prospects.
- Industry ranking context: JBL is currently the 3rd highest-rated stock in the Electronic Component industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
- Zen Rating highlights: JBL is in the top 5% of stocks we track, with an A (Strong Buy) rating — a class of stocks that have historically delivered 32.52% annual returns.
- Component Grades: Strong B ratings for Financials and Growth characteristics reflect the company's return on equity of 112.43% and forecasted revenue growth from $29.8B to $36.0B over the next three years. See all 7 Zen Component Grades here
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