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 131 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 |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | B | C | B |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | B | B | B |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | B | C | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | B | C | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | D | B | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | C | C |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | C | D | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | C |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | C |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation | D | C | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | B | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | B | C | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | C | B | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | B | D | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories | C | C | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | D | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | C |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | C | C |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| DXCM | DexCom Inc. | B | D | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | B | C |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | C | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | B | D | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | B | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | B | C | C |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | C | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | B | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | C | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | B | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc | C | C | C |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | D | C |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | B | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | B | C | C |
| SBSW | Sibyane Stillwater Limited | C | B | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | B | C | C |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | C | C |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | C | B | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corproation | C | B | C |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| U | Unity Software Inc. | C | C | C |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | C | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities Inc. | B | C | C |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Incorporated | D | C | D |
| AES | AES Corporation | D | D | D |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | C | D | D |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | D | B | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | D | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | D | D |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | B | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co. | D | C | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | C | D |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PKX | POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc. | D | D | D |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | D | D |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | D | C | D |
| TRU | TransUnion | D | D | D |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
| XM | Qualtrics International Inc. Class A | 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
