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 77 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:
| Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| ALC | Alcon AG | D | C | C |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | D | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | B | C | C |
| BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | D | C |
| BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
| GME | GameStop Corp. Class A | B | D | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | C | B | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | B | D | C |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | C | C | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | C | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | C | B | C |
| RGEN | Repligen Corporation | C | B | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | B | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
| Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| AES | AES Corporation | B | D | B |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ARES | Ares Management Corporation | B | D | B |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | B | B |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs | B | C | B |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | B | B | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | B | B |
| J | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | B |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | B | C | B |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | B | B | B |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | B | C | B |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| KKR | KKR & Co Inc | C | D | D |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR Class H | D | C | D |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | D | C | D |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | D | C | D |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | D | C | D |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| UHAL | AMERCO | C | C | C |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | D | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group | C | C | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | C | C |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | D | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | D | C |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | C | C | C |
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,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
