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 126 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: Hold to Buy | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AAPL | Apple Inc. | B | C | B |
BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | B | C | B |
BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | B | B |
BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | C | B |
CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | B |
ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | B | B |
EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | B | B | B |
FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | B | C | B |
ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | C | B |
JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | B | C | B |
LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | B | C | B |
MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | B | B |
NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
NU | Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A | B | B | B |
NUE | Nucor Corporation | B | C | B |
OTEX | Open Text Corporation | B | B | B |
PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | B | C | B |
SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
SPOT | Spotify Technology SA | A | D | B |
TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | C | B |
TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | A | B | B |
VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | B | C | B |
WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | C | B |
WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | B |
WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | B | C | B |
Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | B | D | B |
ZG | Zillow Group, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AES | AES Corporation | B | C | C |
AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | C | C |
ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | B | C |
BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | B | C | C |
BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | C | C | C |
CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | B | C |
CDW | CDW Corporation | C | C | C |
CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | C | B | C |
CI | Cigna Group | C | C | C |
CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | C |
COP | ConocoPhillips | C | D | C |
CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | C | C |
DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | C | C | C |
E | Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | B | C | C |
FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | C |
FDX | FedEx Corporation | B | C | C |
HAL | Halliburton Company | C | B | C |
HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | C | C | C |
LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | C | B | C |
MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
MS | Morgan Stanley | C | C | C |
MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | C |
NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | C | C | C |
PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
PPL | PPL Corporation | C | C | C |
PSX | Phillips 66 | C | B | C |
RTX | Raytheon Technologies Corporation | C | C | C |
SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
SO | Southern Company | B | C | C |
STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | C | C |
TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | B | C | C |
TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | B | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | C | B | C |
CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | B | C |
ES | Eversource Energy | D | C | C |
HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | B | C |
INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | C |
KR | Kroger Co. | C | C | C |
PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | D | C |
PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | B | C |
SYY | Sysco Corporation | C | B | C |
TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | C | C |
WELL | Welltower Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AIG | American International Group, Inc. | D | D | D |
AMCR | Amcor PLC | D | C | D |
BAC | Bank of America Corp | D | B | D |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | C | D |
BCE | BCE Inc. | D | C | D |
BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
BIO.B | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
CNC | Centene Corporation | D | B | D |
CTRA | Coterra Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
DFS | Discover Financial Services | D | C | D |
EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
ENB | Enbridge Inc. | D | C | D |
EPAM | EPAM Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | D |
GLW | Corning Inc | D | D | D |
HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | D | B | D |
HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | D | C | D |
IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | C | D |
INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | C | D |
KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | C | D |
LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
LH | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | D | D | D |
MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | C | D |
MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | F | D |
REG | Regency Centers Corporation | D | C | D |
RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | D | C | D |
STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | D |
UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | D | C | D |
VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | C | D |
ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier