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 100 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 |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| AEG | Aegon NV ADR | B | B | B |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | B | D | B |
| AGCO | AGCO Corporation | B | B | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | D | B |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LCID | Lucid Group, Inc. | B | D | B |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | B | C | B |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Y | Alleghany Corporation | A | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| FLT | FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GME | GameStop Corp. Class A | C | F | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PARA | Paramount Global Class B | C | C | C |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | C | C | C |
| PLUG | Plug Power Inc. | C | C | C |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | C | C | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | C | C | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | B | C | C |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | C | C | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | C | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | D | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | D | B | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC | C | B | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| KLA | KLA Corporation | C | C | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies Inc. | B | C | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | D | C |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | B | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc | B | D | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | B | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company | B | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | B | C |
| TRU | TransUnion | B | D | C |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | B | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | C | C |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | D | C | D |
| CZR | Ceasars Entertainment Inc. | D | D | D |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | D | D |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FBHS | Fortune Brands Home & Security | D | C | D |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | D | C | D |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | D | C | D |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | D | C | D |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | D | C | D |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | B | D |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | D | C | D |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | C | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| WRK | WestRock Company | 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
