930 analyst ratings (weighted) · Strong Buy
IT Sector Leads Market with 27% Upside as Utilities Languish at 7.7%
IT leads and Utilities lags on analyst implied upside across our 11-sector S&P 500 watchlist as of July 23, 2026.
Read article →This page provides a comprehensive analysis of large-cap stocks within the IT sector. Compare target prices, upside potential, and key financial metrics to identify promising investment opportunities.
| Ticker | Price | Avg Target | Upside | Market Cap | P/E Ratio (TTM) | Beta (Volatility) | Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ORCL Oracle Corporation 41 · Buy | $125.84 | $248.15 | +97.19% | $362.48B | 21.58 | 1.71 | buy |
INTU Intuit Inc. 33 · Buy | $284.47 | $462.53 | +62.59% | $77.81B | 17.37 | 1.00 | buy |
MU Micron Technology, Inc. 42 · Strong Buy | $959.48 | $1507.38 | +57.10% | - | 21.67 | 2.14 | strong buy |
SNPS Synopsys, Inc. 25 · Buy | $377.61 | $563.99 | +49.36% | $72.30B | 86.61 | 1.22 | buy |
CRM Salesforce, Inc. 53 · Buy | $163.00 | $241.72 | +48.29% | - | 18.91 | 1.18 | buy |
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. 46 · Strong Buy | $95.46 | $138.84 | +45.44% | $98.45B | 56.82 | 0.96 | strong buy |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 58 · Strong Buy | $212.06 | $302.83 | +42.80% | $5.14T | 32.47 | 2.21 | strong buy |
MSFT Microsoft Corporation 55 · Strong Buy | $390.34 | $556.75 | +42.63% | $2.90T | 23.25 | 1.13 | strong buy |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 45 · Strong Buy | $396.81 | $525.44 | +32.42% | $1.89T | 66.25 | 1.46 | strong buy |
IBM International Business Machines 23 · Buy | $205.77 | $262.85 | +27.74% | $193.40B | 18.21 | 0.68 | buy |
ACN Accenture plc 25 · Buy | $140.09 | $178.89 | +27.70% | $85.73B | 11.19 | 1.12 | buy |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated 30 · Hold | $175.63 | $221.23 | +25.97% | $185.11B | 18.88 | 1.64 | hold |
ADBE Adobe Inc. 34 · Hold | $218.36 | $269.61 | +23.47% | $86.80B | 12.48 | 1.43 | hold |
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. 40 · Strong Buy | $210.99 | $254.41 | +20.58% | $189.37B | 72.51 | 2.20 | strong buy |
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. 30 · Buy | $386.73 | $457.73 | +18.36% | - | 57.38 | 1.19 | buy |
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 26 · Strong Buy | $337.01 | $395.94 | +17.49% | $92.95B | 78.93 | 1.15 | strong buy |
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 22 · Buy | $112.21 | $130.23 | +16.06% | $442.27B | 37.40 | 1.01 | buy |
LRCX Lam Research Corporation 31 · Strong Buy | $319.29 | $368.26 | +15.34% | $399.29B | 60.47 | 1.80 | strong buy |
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 35 · Strong Buy | $553.92 | $623.06 | +12.48% | $439.79B | 52.21 | 1.57 | strong buy |
KLAC KLA Corporation 28 · Buy | $214.69 | $234.04 | +9.01% | $280.44B | 60.99 | 1.41 | buy |
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated 31 · Buy | $294.19 | $307.58 | +4.55% | $267.74B | 50.20 | 1.31 | buy |
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 50 · Buy | $335.28 | $333.50 | -0.53% | $273.25B | 289.03 | 0.91 | buy |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 47 · Strong Buy | $552.33 | $541.66 | -1.93% | - | 184.73 | 2.47 | strong buy |
AAPL Apple Inc. 43 · Buy | $325.89 | $318.25 | -2.34% | $4.79T | 39.45 | 1.10 | buy |
FTNT Fortinet, Inc. 37 · Hold | $155.05 | $127.38 | -17.85% | $113.60B | 60.10 | 1.09 | hold |
When investing in the IT sector, consider the average upside potential and the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Pay attention to the P/E ratio and Beta to understand the valuation and volatility of each stock relative to the broader market.
A. Based on Wall Street analyst consensus, the IT sector currently has an average upside of +27.0% across 25 large-cap stocks.
A. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) leads with +97.2% upside. Consensus target price is $248.15 vs. current price of $125.84.
A. All sector data is refreshed once daily via an automated workflow. Analyst target prices and recommendations are sourced from Yahoo Finance.