3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 05/27/2025

According to top-ranking analysts, these 3 stocks are worth watching — all sourced from 

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• Why Belden (NYSE: BDC) recently got 3 new Strong Buy ratings 
• Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK) gets an upward revision after announcing earnings 
• Why Primoris Services (NYSE: PRIM) is poised to benefit from the clean energy revolution 

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1. Belden (NYSE: BDC)

Founded way back in 1902, this St. Louis-based venture is one of the United States’ largest high-speed electronic cable manufacturers. Belden Inc stock provides a handy way to gain exposure to several dynamic and high-growth fields, such as industrial IoT and smart manufacturing. To boot, BDC is currently trading at a pretty compelling discount.

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

Recent Price: $109.27 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $145.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, 3 analysts issue ratings for BDC stock — and all of them deem it a Strong Buy. See the ratings
• Benchmark equity researcher David Williams (a top 5% rated analyst) recently reiterated a Strong Buy rating on Belden shares, with an unchanged $120 price target.
• Mark Delaney of Goldman Sachs (a top 2% rated analyst) also reiterated a Strong Buy rating in April, slashing his price target from $139 to $120. 
• The third and final rating comes from Loop Capital’s Chris Dankert (a top 18% rated analyst), whose current 12-month price forecast for BDC is $145.
• The average price target currently sits at $128.33 — a figure that implies a 17.45% upside from current prices.
• Belden stock carries a Zen Rating of A, and ranks in the top 5% of more than 4,600 equities based on a big-picture analysis of 115 proprietary ranking factors. In simple terms, our rating system has identified BDC as a likely outperformer — stocks with a Zen Rating of A have historically provided an average annual return of 32.52%.
• Each Zen Rating is a composite of 7 Component Grade ratings — Safety and Sentiment are two of Beldens’ strongest suits, as the stock ranks in the top 7% and 14% in these categories, respectively. The former indicates predictable revenue flows, earnings, and stock price fluctuations — the latter is due to positive analyst coverage and a good balance between insider buying and selling in the last year. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK) 

Viking Holdings has carved out a relatively unique niche for itself within the travel industry — focusing on a generally older, wealthier clientele in search of sophisticated, culturally-meaningful travel. VIK has seen a sharp increase in price in the past year — but a recent earnings report came in better than expected, and if 2025 and 2026 booking data is anything to go by, the rally could extend for the foreseeable future.

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

Recent Price: $43.00 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $61.00 

Why we’re watching:

• VIK enjoys broad positive coverage from Wall Street. The stock currently has 6 Strong Buy ratings and 4 Hold ratings — with no Sell or Strong Sell ratings. See the ratings
• Citigroup’s James Hardiman (a top 20% rated analyst) maintained a Strong Buy rating on Viking Holdings shares on May 21, and increased his price target from $48 to $52.
• The revision was made following the company’s Q1 2025 earnings. The $0.24 loss per share beat the consensus and Citigroup's estimate/ Questions about pricing overshadowed the beat and management's positive booking commentary. 
• Conversely, however, with a strong booking/pricing outlook and how far out Viking is currently booking, there is enough time to offset any hiccup in demand, which, if management's 2025/05 May commentary was any indication, was "very much short-lived" in any event.
• Investors should view the post-print dip as a buying opportunity, Hardiman said.
• Viking Holdings is currently the top-rated stock in the Travel industry, which has an Industry Rating of A. 
• VIK stock has a Zen Rating of B. Stocks of this caliber have provided an average annual return of 19.88% since the turn of the century. However, with that being said, the stock has seen prices go up by 46.78% in the past year — and since it ranks in the top 6% of equities on the whole, it is right on the edge of qualifying for a Zen Rating of A.
• Sentiment is Viking Holdings’ strongest suit — it ranks in the 95th percentile in this regard. However, VIK also ranks highly in terms of Growth — in the top 13%, to be exact. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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3. Primoris Services (NYSE: PRIM)

Primoris is a specialty contractor that covers everything from construction and fabrication to maintenance and replacement in the high-growth area of renewable, industrial-scale energy. With infrastructure spending set to increase substantially, and a record $11.4 billion backlog already on the books, PRIM currently looks like one of the businesses that is best-positioned to take advantage of the clean energy revolution.

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

Recent Price: $69.86 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $110.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, PRIM enjoys unanimously positive coverage — 6 analysts cover the stock, and all of them rate it a Strong Buy. See the ratings
• The average 12-month price forecast for Primoris Services shares is currently $84.67, which implies a 13.65% upside. 
• KeyBanc researcher Sangita Jain (a top 13% rated analyst) doubled down on a Strong Buy rating on May 7, following the company’s Q1 2025 earnings call.
• In a note shared with investors, Jain attributed the price target hike to expanding margins, contract renewals in the power delivery segment, the company’s earnings beat, and management’s reiterated FY 2025 targets.
• Primoris Services is the 2nd highest rated stock in the Engineering & Construction industry, which has an Industry Rating of A.
• PRIM shares have a Zen Rating of A, and currently rank in the 98th percentile of the more than 4,600 equities that we keep track of.
• The stock ranks quite highly in terms of Growth — in the top 8%, however, Sentiment, where it ranks in the top 4%, is its strongest Component Grade rating. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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