Top Stock Recommendations: Buy, Sell, Hold Explained

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$ASML

ASML Holding

Strong Buy

44+ analysts · overwhelming majority Buy/Strong Buy across trackers

Price targets have been raised repeatedly through August (JPMorgan to $2,400, RBC to $2,100, Berenberg to €2,100) on the back of the 30% Low-NA EUV capacity expansion covered in our earlier ASML deep dive. Valuation is the main pushback, with shares trading well above some fair value estimates.

$EL

Estée Lauder

Buy

23 analysts · 11 Buy / 13 Hold / 1 Sell

One of the more contested names on this list ratings split nearly evenly between Buy and Hold. Average targets in the low-to-mid $90s imply solid upside, but recovery in China and travel retail beauty demand remains the swing factor.

$TGT

Target

Hold

27-38 analysts roughly split between Buy and Hold, with a notable Sell/bearish minority

The one clear outlier of the retail group this week consensus sits at Hold, not Buy. Average targets cluster around $127-$134, near or slightly below the current price. Reports Wednesday under continued turnaround execution scrutiny after three years of sales and share declines.