UnitedHealth is Wall Street analysts' favorite stock based on highest percentage of buy ratings and manufacturing company 3M is the least-liked stock with only 4 analaysts rating it a buy.
companies looking for the stocks with the highest percentage of buy ratings compared with total ratings. FactSet gives each company a composite score based on its ratings by analysts., driving them negative for the year. But despite UnitedHealth being shut out of the Dow's rally in the first half of 2019, analysts are optimistic about the healthcare company's fundamentals.
Wells Fargo's Peter Costa said the firm expects UnitedHealth to differentiate itself within healthcare "and stress its core competencies including data analytics, technology and clinical insights."is the only most-loved stock in the financials sector, garnering 36 buy ratings. Visa's stock has been on a tear, soaring nearly 30% so far this year.
"While China tariff risk remains an overhang on the stock, we think NKE is increasingly well positioned to mitigate any potential impact," Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients.
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