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 137 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 |
| A | Ailgent Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | C | B |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co. | C | B | B |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding | B | C | B |
| BHP | BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems Inc | B | C | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | A | C | B |
| DOX | Amdocs Limited | B | C | B |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ES | Eversource Energy | B | C | B |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | B | C | B |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. CLass A | B | B | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties | B | C | B |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | B | C | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | B | C | B |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | B | B | B |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc. | B | B | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | B | B | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ROL | Rollins Inc. | B | C | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | C | B |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies Inc. | B | C | B |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | B | C | B |
| TTD | Trade Desk Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets Inc. Class A | A | C | B |
| VRSK | Verisk Analystics Inc. | B | C | B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | C | B |
| XPEV | XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A | B | C | B |
| ZS | Zscaler Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANSS | ANSYS Inc. | C | C | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| BSY | Bentley Systems Incorporated Class B | D | B | C |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | D | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | D | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health Inc. | C | C | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | D | C | C |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | C | D | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | C | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| XM | Qualtrics International Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | C | C |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | C | C | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya | C | B | C |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc. | C | B | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | B | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | B | C |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | C | B | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | B | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | B | C |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp Inc. | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | B | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co. Ltd | C | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | D | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | C |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | C | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | C | C | C |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| LSXMK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | B | C |
| MORN | Morningstar Inc. | B | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group | B | C | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co. | B | C | C |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | C | C | C |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | C | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | C | C | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | B | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | D | C | D |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | D | D |
| BGNE | BeiGene, Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | D | C | D |
| CLX | Clorox Company | D | D | D |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | D | D | D |
| DISCK | Discovery Inc. Class C | D | D | D |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems Inc. | D | B | D |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | D | C | D |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | D | D | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | D |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | C | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | D | D |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | D |
| LU | Lufax Holding Limited Sponsored ADR | F | B | D |
| LYFT | Lyft, Inc. Class A | F | C | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | C | D |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | D | C | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | D | D | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | D | B | D |
| WRK | WestRock Company | D | C | D |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA, 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
