Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

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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 124 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

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AFGAmerican Financial Group, Inc.BCB
AOSA. O. Smith CorporationBCB
AXPAmerican Express CompanyBBB
BBWIBath & Body Works, Inc.BCB
BCHBanco de Chile Sponsored ADRBCB
BKRBaker Hughes Company Class ABBB
BPBP p.l.c. Sponsored ADRBDB
CECelanese CorporationBCB
CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.BDB
CINFCincinnati Financial CorporationBBB
COFCapital One Financial CorpBCB
COPConocoPhillipsBCB
CQPCheniere Energy Partners, L.P.BCB
CVECenovus Energy Inc.BCB
CVSCVS Health CorporationBCB
CXCemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADRBCB
DINOHF Sinclair CorporationBDB
EQHEquitable Holdings, Inc.BBB
EWBCEast West Bancorp, Inc.BCB
HALHalliburton CompanyBCB
HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADRBCB
INGING Groep NV Sponsored ADRBBB
ITTITT, Inc.BCB
LYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.BDB
MFCManulife Financial CorporationBBB
MROMarathon Oil CorporationBCB
MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.BCB
PBAPembina Pipeline CorporationBBB
RBARB Global, Inc.BBB
RJFRaymond James Financial, Inc.BBB
SCCOSouthern Copper CorporationBDB
SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.BCB
SUSuncor Energy Inc.BCB
TECKTeck Resources Limited Class BBCB
TPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationBCB
TRPTC Energy CorporationBCB
TSTenaris S.A. Sponsored ADRBBB
URIUnited Rentals, Inc.BCB
VLOValero Energy CorporationBCB
WSO.BWatsco, Inc. Class BBDB

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ADBEAdobe Inc.CCC
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines LimitedBDC
BSYBentley Systems, Incorporated Class BCBC
CDNSCadence Design Systems, Inc.CBC
CMSCMS Energy CorporationCCC
DTEDTE Energy CompanyCCC
DUKDuke Energy CorporationCCC
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.CCC
EQIXEquinix, Inc.CBC
FTNTFortinet, Inc.CCC
GENGen Digital Inc.CCC
GFIGold Fields Limited Sponsored ADRCCC
GLGlobe Life Inc.CBC
HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Co.CCC
HUBSHubSpot, Inc.CBC
MDBMongoDB, Inc. Class ABCC
MNSTMonster Beverage CorporationCCC
NETCloudflare Inc Class ACBC
NGGNational Grid plc Sponsored ADRCCC
NVRNVR, Inc.CCC
PATHUiPath, Inc. Class ACBC
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.BCC
TOSTToast, Inc. Class ACBC
TYLTyler Technologies, Inc.CCC
VZVerizon Communications Inc.BDC
ZZillow Group, Inc. Class CCBC
ZGZillow Group, Inc. Class ACCC

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AAgilent Technologies, Inc.DCC
ACMAECOMDBC
AMXAmerica Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class BDBC
BACBank of America CorpCCC
BMOBank of MontrealDBC
CPTCamden Property TrustDBC
CVXChevron CorporationCDC
DDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.CDC
DOVDover CorporationCCC
DOWDow, Inc.CDC
DVNDevon Energy CorporationCCC
FCXFreeport-McMoRan, Inc.CCC
HBANHuntington Bancshares IncorporatedCCC
HRLHormel Foods CorporationDCC
HTHTH World Group Limited Sponsored ADRCBC
JCIJohnson Controls International plcDCC
KEYKeyCorpCCC
LNGCheniere Energy, Inc.CCC
LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.CDC
LYGLloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADRCCC
MOAltria Group, Inc.CDC
MTBM&T Bank CorporationCCC
NWGNatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADRDBC
PARAAParamount Global Class ADCC
PAYCPaycom Software, Inc.DCC
PFGPrincipal Financial Group, Inc.CCC
PNCPNC Financial Services Group, Inc.CCC
UHALU-Haul Holding CompanyCDC
USBU.S. BancorpCCC
WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.CCC

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ABEVAmbev SA Sponsored ADRDCD
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.DCD
AMTAmerican Tower CorporationDCD
ATOAtmos Energy CorporationDCD
BDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyDCD
BMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.DCD
DHRDanaher CorporationDCD
DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.DDD
DOCUDocuSign, Inc.DBD
EXCExelon CorporationDCD
FSLRFirst Solar, Inc.DCD
FTSFortis Inc.DCD
FWONALiberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula OneDDD
FWONKLiberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula OneDDD
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.DCD
KHCKraft Heinz CompanyDCD
LNTAlliant Energy CorpDCD
LUVSouthwest Airlines Co.DBD
MCDMcDonald's CorporationDCD
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.DCD
NINiSource IncDCD
SRESempraDCD
TSLATesla, Inc.DCD
ULUnilever PLC Sponsored ADRDCD
WECWEC Energy Group IncDCD
WPMWheaton Precious Metals CorpDCD
YUMYum! Brands, Inc.DCD
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,
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Louis Navellier

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