3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 03/11/2025

Even amidst tariff fears, Strong Buy ratings are happening all the time in the market. Here’s a peek at the latest from our Strong Buy Stocks from Top Wall Street Analysts screener:

• Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ: SEZL) is up about 400% — is the move over?
• Despite its low price, Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW) has some serious street cred 
• Analysts forecast nearly 60% potential upside for TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE: FTI)

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1. Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ: SEZL)

This small cap stock has remained under the radar thus far — but we have reason to believe it won’t stay that way for long. Sezzle is a pioneer in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space. The company provides payment solutions to both online and brick-and-mortar stores. So, what’s the big deal? Sezzle allows customers to make a purchase and split payments into four equal (and interest free) payments. With a growing preference for flexible payment solutions, there’s no shortage of room for SEZL stock to appreciate in value.

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

Recent Price: $261.99  — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $377.00 

Why we’re watching:

• Only two Wall Street analysts currently issue ratings for SEZL — which has earned 1 Strong Buy rating and 1 Buy rating. See the ratings
• However, that $377.00 Street-high price target was set by B. Riley Securities researcher Hal Goetsch (a top 7% rated analyst), who reiterated a Strong Buy rating after the company’s latest earnings report and increased his price target from $372 to $377. Goetsch has been tracking the stock since June of 2024.
• We’d also be remiss not to mention that the price of Sezzle Inc. shares has increased by 412.16% in the span of the last 365 days.
• The company delivered "very strong" quarterly results and strong, if conservative, guidance, Goetsch told readers.
• For FY 2025, management forecast EPS of $13.25 and revenue growth of 25% to 30%, the analyst detailed, with B. Riley Securities estimating the latter metric at 55% or more.
• Sezzle Inc’s overall Zen Rating is an A — and it ranks in the top 3% of the equities tracked by our quant rating system.
• This promising small-cap stock ranks highly when it comes to its Sentiment and Financials Component Grade ratings — in the 94th and 90th percentile, to be exact. If you’re wondering about how that Sentiment rating works with just 2 analysts covering the stock, keep in mind that it also takes into account factors like earnings surprises, short interest, and the ratio of insider selling and buying. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ: STGW)

Founded in 2015 with the help of a $250 million investment from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Stagwell Inc has managed to significantly shake up the marketing industry’s incumbent titans using data-driven strategies geared toward digital spaces. The company boasts an impressive list of clients — Amazon, Gillette, Pantene, Proctor & Gamble, Nike, and Google, just to name a few — and with ad spend increasingly trending toward performance-based digital campaigns, we’re confident that you should keep STGW on your radar.

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

Recent Price: $6.03  — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $10.00

Why we’re watching:

• STGW is a consensus Strong Buy — 3 analysts have deemed the stock a Strong Buy, while 1 has given it a Buy rating. See the ratings
• Notably, the average 12-month price forecast set by Wall Street analysts sits at $9 — a figure that implies a 49.25% upside.
• Wells Fargo’s Steven Cahall (a top 8% rated analyst) upgraded Stagwell Inc shares from a Buy to a Strong Buy recently, and hiked his price target from $8 to $9.
• Cahall said they upgraded the stock and raised their price target because Wells Fargo "has increased confidence that Stagwell's growth will accelerate in 2025, driven by recent wins, its digital transformation, and AI."
• The analyst detailed that their firm's "blue sky" valuation is $11 per share, explaining that "Stagwell's strong new business and a more favorable underlying environment for digital transformation will translate to peer-leading 2025 organic growth." Lastly, Cahall deemed the stock’s current valuation as compelling. 
• With a Zen Rating of B, STGW stock belongs to a class of equities that have provided an average annual return of 19.88% since the turn of the millennium.
• There’s a rare sight to be seen with the stock’s Component Grade Ratings — a whopping 3 categories rated A, namely Growth, Safety, and Artificial Intelligence. With respect to the former two, STGW ranks in the top 5% of the more than 4,600 stocks that we track. 
• As a particular highlight, in terms of the Artificial Intelligence rating, STGW ranks in the 97th percentile, indicating that our neural network model trained on over 20 years of historical fundamental and technical data has identified subtle patterns that hint at an increased likelihood of continued outperformance. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE: FTI)

Our last pick for today sure is a mouthful — but you’ll quickly see why memorizing the word TechnipFMC is worthwhile after all. The company provides a variety of advanced products necessary for offshore oil extraction. Beyond that, the delicate installation and maintenance of such products also falls under TechnipFMC’s purview. Deepwater investments are currently outpacing even shale — and FTI stock is well-positioned to benefit from this trend.

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

Recent Price: $26.98  — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $43.00 

Why we’re watching:

• FTI stock enjoys widespread confidence from equity researchers. At present, 11 analysts issue ratings for TechnipFMC shares — 8 have rated them a Strong Buy, 2 issue Buy ratings, and 1 analyst has deemed the stock a Hold. See the ratings
• David Anderson of Barclays (a top 24% rated analyst)  doubled down on a previously-set Strong Buy rating following the company’s Q4 and FY 2024 earnings call, and increased his 12-month price forecast for FTI stock from $42 to a Street-high $43, which implies a 59.38% upside.
• Anderson said they took away from the print and earnings call that the company is "just entering the sweet spot" of the subsea cycle with robust orders, another leg of growth coming into view, backlog conversion accelerating and further margin expansion.
• Looking ahead, the analyst told readers that because TechnipFMC's earnings growth visibility stretches to at least 2028, they can expect the stock's re-rating story to continue. 
• A composite Zen Rating of A means that FTI belongs to a class of equities that have provided an average annual return of 32.52% since the early 2000s.
• With 6 consecutive earnings beats on the books, it’s little wonder that the stock carries a Sentiment Component Grade rating of A. (Not sure why sentiment matters? Click here.) In fact, FTI shares rank in the top 5% of stocks according to this category — and the same holds true when looking at its Artificial Intelligence Component Grade rating. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)



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