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 60 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 |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | C | B |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | B | C | B |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | A | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | B |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp Inc. | B | C | B |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | B | C | B |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | D | B |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | C | B |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | B | C | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | D | B |
| SBSW | Sibyane Stillwater Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| STZ.B | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B | A | C | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | C | B |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | B | B | B |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | C | C | C |
| BKI | Black Knight Inc. | C | C | C |
| CE | Celenase Corporation | C | C | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | D | C |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | C | D | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | C | C |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global PLC Class B | C | C | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | C | D | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | D | C | C |
| VRTS | Viatris Inc. | C | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Reciept | C | B | C |
| ABMD | ABIOMED Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FERG | Ferguson Plc | C | C | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | B | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | D | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 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
