“Most analysts on the Street have rarely met an S&P 500 stock they didn't like, or at least weren't willing to hang out with for a while. An analysis from Bespoke Investment Group on stock ratings paints the picture in stunning fashion: Of the 12,122 ratings there are of companies in the broad market index, just 6.67 percent carry a "sell" label. The balance consisted of 48.43 percent "buy" ratings and 44.9 percent "hold." (The full report, which is premium content, can be accessed here.) What's more, there's nothing particularly striking about the numbers from a historic perspective. Bespoke's Paul Hickey said in the report that the "percentages are roughly inline with where they have always been." ”