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 89 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 |
| ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
| ALC | Alcon AG | B | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | D | B |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
| APO | Apollo Global Management | B | C | B |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. | B | D | B |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | A | C | B |
| BKI | Black Knight Inc. | B | B | B |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | B | C | B |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | B | C | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc. | B | C | B |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems Inc. | B | C | B |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | B | C | B |
| LCID | Lucid Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B | B | C | B |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | A | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | B | B |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | D | B |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | B | B | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | B | C | B |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | C | B |
| TWTR | Twitter Inc. | B | B | B |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. | C | B | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | C | C |
| CLX | Clorox Company | C | C | C |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | D | C | C |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | C | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | C | B | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| FERG | Ferguson Plc | C | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | C | D | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | C | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | C | B | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | B | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | B | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | C | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities Inc. | B | D | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | D | C |
| URI | United Rentals Inc. | C | B | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| WSO | Watsco Inc. | C | B | C |
| WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | D | C | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours | D | D | D |
| DVA | DaVita inc. | D | C | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | F | D |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health Inc. | D | C | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | D | D |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | D | C | D |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Plc Class B | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation Inc. | D | D | D |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | D | C | D |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | D | D |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | D | D | D |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | F | B | 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
