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 88 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 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | B | B |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | B | B | B |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | A | D | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | B | B |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | C | B |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | B | C | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | C |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | C | D | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | D | B | C |
| CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | C | D | C |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | D | C | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | D | B | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | B | F | C |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | B | C |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | C | B | C |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | D | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | B | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
| ES | Eversource Energy | C | B | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | C | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | B | C | C |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America Hlds. | C | B | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | C | B | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | D | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored | D | C | D |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | D | D | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | D | D | D |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | D | C | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | F | D |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | D | C | D |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | F | C | D |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | C | D |
| FLT | FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. | F | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | D |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | C | D |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | D | D |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | F | B | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SO | Southern Company | D | C | D |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | B | D |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | D | C | D |
| WELL | Welltower, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WM | Waste Management, 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
