3 New Strong Buy Ratings from Top-Rated Analysts: 04/29/2025

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• Science Applications International (NASDAQ: SAIC) enjoys positive coverage from top-rated analysts 
• Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE: TFPM) has stunning growth potential 
• AudioEye (NASDAQ: AEYE) could see triple-digit upside in the coming year 

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1. Science Applications International (NASDAQ: SAIC)

Currently one of the highest-rated stocks in the information technology service sector, SAIC enjoys sizable (and steady) inflows from government contracts.. With deep client relationships, steady contract wins, and a growing focus on emerging technologies like AI and digital engineering, the business offers investors a stable, tech-driven defense play with consistent cash flow and long-term government demand.

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

Recent Price: $121.30 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $140.00 

Why we’re watching:

• SAIC stock currently has 2 Strong Buy ratings and 3 Hold ratings. See the ratings
• With that being said — the most up-to-date coverage, which has come from highly rated analyst, has been quite positive.
• JP Morgan’s Seth Seifman (a top 11% rated analyst) reiterated a Strong Buy rating on April 15, and currently issues the Street-high price target of $140, down from a prior $148 forecast.
• A week before, his colleague, Wells Fargo researcher Matthew Akers (a top 5% rated analyst), also doubled down on a Strong Buy rating and cut his price target from $148 to $132.
• Science Applications International stock carries an overall Zen Rating of A — and currently ranks in the top 2% of equities.
• SAIC ranks highly in four categories, which is quite a rare sight. The stock is in the 97th percentile in terms of Value, and the 90th percentile in terms of Safety. Moreover, it ranks in the top 13% according to Growth and Sentiment. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

2. Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE: TFPM)

Triple Flag is a precious metals streaming business — in essence, it makes agreements with producers to purchase all of their output upfront at a discount. This allows it to operate an efficient, asset-light model that generates plenty of high-margin recurring cash flow tied to long-life assets, and it could allow you to gain exposure to the ongoing precious metals boom in a unique way.

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

Recent Price: $20.77 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $26.00 

Why we’re watching:

• TFPM has flown relatively under the radar thus far — the stock is currently covered by just 2 analysts, and has 1 Strong Buy rating and 1 Buy rating. See the ratings
• However, quantity isn’t everything when it comes to coverage — there’s also the issue of quality to consider. Both of the aforementioned analysts are quite highly rated.
• Jefferies’ researcher Matthew Murphy (a top 11% rated analyst) doubled down on a Strong Buy rating on April 22, and increased his price target from $24 to a Street-high $26.
• Murphy attributed their price target hike to the announcement that Triple Flag Precious Metals will purchase Orogen Royalties for $304M, or C$2.00 per Orogen share.
• It is "early days at Expanded Silicon," the analyst said, with production after 2029, but aspects of the deal Jefferies "definitely" likes include the fact that the operator is a major, namely AngloGold, it is in a "top tier jurisdiction" (Nevada), and the full participation royalty structure.
• On April 14, ScotiaBank’s Tanya Jakusconek (a top 10% rated analyst) maintained a prior Buy rating, and hiked her price target from $21 to $23.
• TFPM has a Zen Rating of A. Only the top 5% of equities, based on a holistic analysis of 115 proprietary factors, qualify for the highest grade. To be more precise, Triple Flag Precious Metals stock currently ranks in the 97th percentile overall.
• TFPM shares rank highly in three categories. In terms of Growth, they rank in the top 4% of equities. Moreover, they rank in the top 7% according to Momentum and Artificial Intelligence, indicating the presence of a strong uptrend confirmed by the findings of a neural network trained on more than 20 years of fundamental and technical data. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

3. AudioEye (NASDAQ: AEYE) 

AudioEye is in the business of making digital content more accessible. To be precise, the company offers a platform that helps businesses of all sizes create content that meets standards such as ADA and WCAG through a mix of human expert testing, automation, and artificial intelligence. Beyond simply helping businesses stay compliant with regulations, AudioEye also helps content reach broader audiences, and Wall Street is quite bullish regarding the company’s future prospects.

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

Recent Price: $12.22 — get current quote > 

Max 1-year forecast: $35.00 

Why we’re watching:

• At present, AEYE stock has 4 analyst ratings — split evenly between Strong Buys and Buys. See the ratings  
• Zach Cummins of  B. Riley Securities (a top 9% rated analyst) recently maintained a Strong Buy rating, but cut his 12-month price forecast for AudioEye shares from $26 to $20.
• Cummins revised his coverage in front of the company’s Q1 2025 earnings on April 29. Cummins explained that they cut their price target to reflect the compression in peer valuation multiples in recent weeks.
• In a preview note, Cummins told readers to expect consensus-meeting results from the name. The analyst conceded, however, that investors "will be more focused on the management's FY 2025 guidance in the context of the slowing macro environment.
• AEYE currently has an overall Zen Rating of B — and stocks with this distinction have provided an average annual return of 19.88% since the early 2000s. Moreover, AudioEye currently ranks in the top 9% of the more than 4,600 stocks that we track.
• Growth is the strongest of AudioEye’s Component Grade ratings, as it ranks in the top 2% of equities in this regard. (See all 7 Zen Component Grades here >)

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