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 65 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 |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BIDU | Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | B | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | D | B | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | D | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored | D | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | D | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | D | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | C |
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.BCC
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | D | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | B | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | B | D | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | B | C | C |
| TIF | Tiffany & Co. | C | B | C |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | B | C | C |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | C | A | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | D | D | D |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | D | C | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | D | B | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | D | C | D |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | C | D |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | D |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | B | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | D | B | D |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | D |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | D | 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
