Stocks with strong buy rating

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $2,000,000,000

   • Purpose: Focus on mid- to large-cap companies.
   • Rationale:
     • Larger companies are typically more established, with more stable business models and better analyst coverage.
     • Analyst ratings (like “Strong Buy”) tend to be more reliable and widely followed for bigger companies than for very small, illiquid, or speculative stocks.

2. Monthly Average Dollar Volume ≥ $500,000

   • Purpose: Ensure sufficient liquidity.
   • Rationale:
     • Higher dollar volume means it’s easier to buy and sell without moving the price too much.
     • This makes any “Strong Buy” rating more actionable in practice, because you can realistically enter and exit positions.

3. YTD Price Change ≥ 0%

   • Purpose: Filter for stocks that are at least holding their value or trending upward this year.
   • Rationale:
     • A “Strong Buy” combined with non-negative year-to-date performance suggests that the market is not outright rejecting the bullish thesis.
     • It helps avoid names that are in severe downtrends where the rating may be stale, controversial, or tied to a turnaround story with higher risk.

4. Analyst Consensus = Strong Buy

   • Purpose: Directly match your request for stocks with a strong buy rating.
   • Rationale:
     • This is the core filter: it selects companies where the average analyst recommendation is at the most bullish level (typically equivalent to an aggregate “Strong Buy” rating across covering analysts).
     • It ensures all returned stocks fit your stated criterion.

5. Target Price Upside Potential = “MoreAbovePrice”

   • Purpose: Require that analysts’ target prices are meaningfully above the current share price.
   • Rationale:
     • A “Strong Buy” is more compelling when analysts are also projecting substantial upside from today’s price.
     • This avoids situations where a stock is rated “Strong Buy” but is already trading near or above its average target price, leaving limited expected upside.

Why Results Match Your Request

• The analyst consensus = Strong Buy filter is the primary response to your question; it enforces that only strongly recommended stocks appear.
• The other filters (market cap, liquidity, YTD performance, and upside potential) refine the list so that:
  • The ratings are likely based on robust coverage (larger, liquid stocks).
  • The recommendations are more actionable (you can trade them without major slippage).
  • The bullish rating is supported by both recent price behavior and meaningful expected upside, not just a label.