I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 121 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Mar 11, 2024, 10:16 am EDT
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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 121 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
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
B
D
B
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
C
B
AIG
American International Group, Inc.
A
C
B
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
B
C
B
BALL
Ball Corporation
B
B
B
BG
Bunge Global SA
B
C
B
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
B
C
B
DB
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
B
C
B
DTE
DTE Energy Company
B
C
B
DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
B
C
B
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
B
A
B
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
B
C
B
GL
Globe Life Inc.
B
B
B
GPN
Global Payments Inc.
B
C
B
H
Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A
B
C
B
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
B
C
B
KB
KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR
B
D
B
OVV
Ovintiv Inc
B
C
B
PCOR
Procore Technologies Inc
B
B
B
PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc.
B
C
B
SAN
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR
C
B
B
SHEL
Shell Plc Sponsored ADR
B
D
B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
B
C
B
SYF
Synchrony Financial
B
C
B
SYY
Sysco Corporation
B
B
B
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
B
C
B
TTE
TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
UBS
UBS Group AG
B
C
B
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
B
WFC
Wells Fargo & Company
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
D
C
C
AOS
A. O. Smith Corporation
C
C
C
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
B
C
C
BBD
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
C
C
C
BBDO
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
BBWI
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
C
C
C
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
B
D
C
BX
Blackstone Inc.
C
C
C
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
B
C
C
DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
C
C
C
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
C
B
C
FLUT
Flutter Entertainment Plc
C
C
C
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
C
C
C
HCA
HCA Healthcare Inc
B
C
C
HEI.A
HEICO Corporation Class A
C
B
C
INFY
Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
INTC
Intel Corporation
C
C
C
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
C
C
C
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
B
C
C
KO
Coca-Cola Company
C
C
C
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
C
C
C
MFC
Manulife Financial Corporation
C
B
C
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
C
C
C
OKTA
Okta, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
C
C
C
PHG
Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
PINS
Pinterest, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
RBA
RB Global, Inc.
C
B
C
RPM
RPM International Inc.
C
C
C
SHOP
Shopify, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
TTD
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
B
C
C
ULTA
Ulta Beauty Inc.
C
C
C
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
C
C
C
WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
B
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
C
C
C
AGR
Avangrid, Inc.
D
B
C
AVB
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
C
C
C
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
C
C
C
BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
D
C
C
CLF
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
C
C
C
DG
Dollar General Corporation
C
C
C
DOCU
DocuSign, Inc.
D
B
C
EMN
Eastman Chemical Company
D
C
C
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
C
D
C
EWBC
East West Bancorp, Inc.
C
C
C
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
C
C
C
GIS
General Mills, Inc.
D
C
C
LNT
Alliant Energy Corp
C
C
C
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
C
D
C
MET
MetLife, Inc.
C
C
C
NI
NiSource Inc
C
C
C
OTIS
Otis Worldwide Corporation
C
C
C
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
C
C
C
SRE
Sempra
C
C
C
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
D
C
C
WEC
WEC Energy Group Inc
C
C
C
WLK
Westlake Corporation
C
F
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMX
America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B
D
B
D
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
D
C
D
DOX
Amdocs Limited
D
C
D
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
D
C
D
F
Ford Motor Company
D
C
D
GFL
GFL Environmental Inc
D
C
D
HON
Honeywell International Inc.
D
C
D
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
D
C
D
LOW
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
D
D
D
MBLY
Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
MSCI
MSCI Inc. Class A
D
C
D
NICE
NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
OTEX
Open Text Corporation
D
C
D
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
D
C
D
PLD
Prologis, Inc.
D
C
D
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
D
C
D
RTO
Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
SE
Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A
D
C
D
SNY
Sanofi Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
SONY
Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR
F
B
D
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
TEL
TE Connectivity Ltd.
D
B
D
TRU
TransUnion
D
C
D
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
D
C
D
ZBH
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
D
C
D
ZM
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A
F
B
D
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
F
C
D
ZTS
Zoetis, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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