Hold-rated reports

966 tickers rated Hold
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W. P. Carey Inc.
WPC·Real Estate
B ★★★Hold
Current$76.69
Target$83.00
Return+8.2%
Jul 28, 2026

W. P. Carey offers a highly resilient, diversified net-lease portfolio with robust inflation-linked rent escalations, though near-term upside is capped by interest rate sensitivity and the final stages of its strategic portfolio repositioning.

Score
84
DTE Energy Company
DTE·Utilities
B ★★★Hold
Current$148.45
Target$161.70
Return+8.9%
Jul 28, 2026

DTE Energy offers a massive data-center-driven load growth pipeline and a reliable 3.1% dividend yield, offset by elevated valuation multiples, heavy capital expenditure reliance, and pending regulatory rate-case risks.

Score
75
CMS Energy Corporation
CMS·Utilities
B ★★★Hold
Current$74.27
Target$80.46
Return+8.3%
Jul 28, 2026

CMS Energy offers highly visible 6-8% EPS compounding driven by a $24 billion grid modernization and 1 GW data center load addition, but severe weather volatility and heavy reliance on external financing (debt/equity) cap near-term multiple expansion.

Score
76
Hubbell Incorporated
HUBB·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$481.81
Target$558.86
Return+16.0%
Jul 28, 2026

Hubbell is riding a generational supercycle in grid modernization and AI data center electrification, but elevated debt from the $3B NSI acquisition and a premium valuation warrant patience.

Score
83
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
PHG·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$26.17
Target$33.00
Return+26.1%
Jul 28, 2026

The valuation is heavily de-risked by Exor's massive 19% equity floor and robust cash flow, but upside is temporarily handcuffed by severe tariff margin compression and Chinese market stagnation.

Score
76
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CNP·Utilities
B ★★★Hold
Current$44.56
Target$48.00
Return+7.7%
Jul 28, 2026

The unprecedented 12.2 GW data center load guarantees multi-decade rate base compounding, but the towering 26x P/E multiple demands flawless execution amidst severe interest rate and extreme weather vulnerabilities.

Score
75
Extra Space Storage Inc.
EXR·Real Estate
B ★★★Hold
Current$147.71
Target$160.00
Return+8.3%
Jul 28, 2026

Extra Space Storage holds a dominant competitive position through its technological scale and Life Storage merger, but stagnant housing mobility and rising property taxes warrant a neutral stance until macroeconomic headwinds clear.

Score
79
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
ACGL·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$103.36
Target$120.00
Return+16.1%
Jul 28, 2026

Arch Capital is a best-in-class compounder buffered by an ultra-profitable mortgage segment and a massive $3B buyback floor, though near-term top-line growth will be muted as management expertly shrinks its reinsurance book to avoid the current soft pricing cycle.

Score
84
Carrier Global Corporation
CARR·Industrials
B ★★★Hold
Current$68.88
Target$78.30
Return+13.7%
Jul 28, 2026

Carrier is successfully transforming into a high-margin pure-play AI cooling and electrification juggernaut but investors must navigate near-term headwinds from a frozen residential housing market and elevated acquisition debt.

Score
82
RPM International Inc.
RPM·Materials
B ★★★Hold
Current$107.77
Target$130.50
Return+21.1%
Jul 28, 2026

RPM is a highly profitable, deeply entrenched specialty chemical compounder supported by relentless margin expansion (MAP 2025), but near-term top-line acceleration remains severely capped by generational lows in DIY consumer housing turnover.

Score
78
Wintrust Financial Corporation
WTFC·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$158.66
Target$167.08
Return+5.3%
Jul 28, 2026

Wintrust leverages an impregnable community deposit franchise and high-yielding premium finance niches to consistently compound tangible book value, though near-term upside is moderately constrained by creeping net interest margin compression and a valuation pressing against historical ceilings.

Score
83
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
DPZ·Consumer Discretionary
B ★★★Hold
Current$343.53
Target$428.00
Return+24.6%
Jul 28, 2026

Domino's leverages an unparalleled, highly profitable supply-chain and franchise moat trading at a steep historical discount, but is currently handcuffed by stagnant U.S. ticket growth, high debt leverage, and the operational uncertainty of an executive leadership transition.

Score
84
Popular, Inc.
BPOP·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$171.73
Target$192.53
Return+12.1%
Jul 28, 2026

Popular combines a monopolistic, highly profitable Puerto Rican banking moat with an aggressive $1 billion buyback catalyst, but faces near-term headwinds from commercial credit deterioration and an impending CEO transition.

Score
80
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
MOH·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$201.94
Target$235.00
Return+16.4%
Jul 28, 2026

Molina Healthcare offers a deeply discounted valuation and a massive $1 billion buyback floor, but aggressive MCR inflation and the painful restructuring of its ACA footprint demand extreme patience before a structural rerating can occur.

Score
76
Calix, Inc.
CALX·Technology
B ★★★Hold
Current$36.00
Target$55.00
Return+52.8%
Jul 27, 2026

Calix presents a massive margin-expansion opportunity driven by its AI-native software transition and $1B+ BEAD funding tailwinds, offset by severe near-term margin compression from elevated memory component costs.

Score
81
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
ELS·Real Estate
B ★★★Hold
Current$66.05
Target$71.00
Return+7.5%
Jul 27, 2026

Expect relentless demographic-driven 5% NOI growth buffered by impossible-to-replicate zoning moats, but remain acutely cautious of the steep 21x FFO valuation premium that severely limits multiple expansion upside.

Score
78
UDR, Inc.
UDR·Real Estate
B ★★★Hold
Current$39.59
Target$45.00
Return+13.7%
Jul 27, 2026

UDR offers an ultra-secure 4.4% monthly dividend backed by record tenant retention and aggressive buybacks, but near-term capital appreciation is capped by Sunbelt oversupply and massive competitor consolidation.

Score
83
Brown & Brown, Inc.
BRO·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$67.66
Target$75.00
Return+10.8%
Jul 27, 2026

The compelling 15.1x forward valuation and relentless free cash flow generation are currently neutralized by stalling organic growth, massive equity dilution, and the high-wire execution risk of integrating 5,000 new employees.

Score
75
Celestica Inc.
CLS·Technology
B ★★★Hold
Current$305.28
Target$406.00
Return+33.0%
Jul 27, 2026

Celestica offers structural growth driven by the AI hyperscaler supercycle but carries severe valuation and concentration risks.

Score
78
SLB N.V.
SLB·Energy
B ★★★Hold
Current$52.42
Target$61.34
Return+17.0%
Jul 27, 2026

SLB combines explosive structural upside via AI data center power provision and high-margin digital software with the near-term cyclical drag of Middle Eastern rig demobilizations and post-merger equity dilution.

Score
75
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$382.19
Target$425.00
Return+11.2%
Jul 27, 2026

An unmatched, highly profitable acute-care monopoly violently aggressively shrinking its share count, currently paralyzed by a billion-dollar regulatory headwind as millions of patients are purged from insurance exchanges.

Score
82
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
CINF·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$182.81
Target$196.00
Return+7.2%
Jul 27, 2026

Cincinnati Financial is a uniquely structured, agency-driven P&C compounder with a fortress balance sheet and a 65-year dividend streak, but its current valuation premium limits near-term upside.

Score
81
Globe Life Inc.
GL·Financials
B ★★★Hold
Current$173.48
Target$195.00
Return+12.4%
Jul 27, 2026

Globe Life offers a highly profitable, cash-generative insurance model with an incredibly durable ROE, but near-term health margin compression and heavy insider selling warrant a neutral stance.

Score
80
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
MEDP·Healthcare
B ★★★Hold
Current$605.82
Target$624.00
Return+3.0%
Jul 27, 2026

Medpace commands exceptional margins and industry-leading ROIC through its disciplined FSO model targeting small biopharma, but high valuation multiples and biotech funding cyclicality warrant a neutral entry stance.

Score
83