During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 81 big blue chips. Chances are that you have at least one of these stocks in your portfolio, so you may want to give this list a skim and act accordingly.
This Week’s Ratings Changes:
| Upgraded: From Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ARGX | aregenx SE ADR | B | C | B |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | B | C | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DOX | Amdocs Limited | A | C | B |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | B | C | B |
| ES | Eversource Energy | B | C | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | B | C | B |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | B | D | B |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | B | C | B |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | D | B |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | B | C | B |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | B | C | B |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | C | B |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | C | B |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | B | C | B |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AES | AES Corporation | C | D | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | D | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG &amo Co. |
C | C | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | B | C |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | D | C | C |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | C |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AGCO | AGCO Corporation | C | B | C |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd | C | A | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | B | C |
| BEP | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | B | D | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | C | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | C | D | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | C |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | B | C |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LCID | Lucid Group, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Incorporated | C | B | C |
| SBSW | Sibyane Stillwater Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | C | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | D | B | D |
| DHI | D.R. Horton Inc. | D | B | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | D | C | D |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | D | C | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. | D | C | D |
| UHAL | AMERCO | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | D | C | D |
To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Portfolio Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. You may get started here.
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
