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 66 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 |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | C | B | B |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc. | B | C | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | C | B |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | B | C | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | C | B |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | B | B | B |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| RMD | ResMed, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | D | B |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | C | C | C |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | D | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B | C | C | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| AQN | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | C | B | C |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brazil) Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc. | C | B | C |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | D | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | C | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| EQR | Equity Residential | B | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | C | C | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | C |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies Inc. | C | B | C |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | C | B | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc. | B | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | C |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | C |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc. | B | D | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | C | C | C |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | C | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B | C | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | C | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | C | D | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | C | D |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TGT | Target Corporation | D | D | D |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | F | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | C | D |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
