I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 159 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Jul 29, 2024, 10:13 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 159 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: Buy to Strong Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
FCNCA
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A
A
C
A
UTHR
United Therapeutics Corporation
A
B
A
SPOT
Spotify Technology SA
A
B
A
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
A
C
A
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
A
C
A
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
RNR
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
A
B
A
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
A
B
A
SAP
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
C
A
WELL
Welltower Inc.
A
B
A
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
A
B
A
BRO
Brown & Brown, Inc.
A
B
A
BK
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
A
C
A
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
A
B
A
EQH
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
A
C
A
PBA
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
A
C
A
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
A
C
A
NWG
NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
A
D
B
NOW
ServiceNow, Inc.
B
C
B
SPGI
S&P Global, Inc.
B
C
B
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
B
C
B
LIN
Linde plc
B
C
B
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
B
C
B
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
B
C
B
HCA
HCA Healthcare Inc
B
C
B
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company
B
C
B
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
B
C
B
CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
B
C
B
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
B
C
B
MANH
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
B
B
B
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
B
B
B
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
B
C
B
TTEK
Tetra Tech, Inc.
B
B
B
DOV
Dover Corporation
B
C
B
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
B
C
B
MHK
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
B
B
B
BX
Blackstone Inc.
B
C
B
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
B
C
B
ALLE
Allegion Public Limited Company
B
C
B
SNX
TD SYNNEX Corporation
B
C
B
ETR
Entergy Corporation
B
D
B
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
CAH
Cardinal Health, Inc.
B
C
B
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc
B
C
B
PNR
Pentair plc
B
B
B
EIX
Edison International
B
C
B
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A
B
C
B
CNC
Centene Corporation
B
C
B
SSNC
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
EBAY
eBay Inc.
B
C
B
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
B
C
B
TFC
Truist Financial Corporation
B
D
B
BTI
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
E
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
B
D
B
PPL
PPL Corporation
B
C
B
ORAN
Orange SA Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
C
C
C
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
C
C
C
ICLR
ICON Plc
C
C
C
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
C
C
C
AVY
Avery Dennison Corporation
C
B
C
AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc.
C
C
C
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
C
B
C
TM
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
OC
Owens Corning
C
C
C
FFIV
F5, Inc.
C
C
C
BAP
Credicorp Ltd.
C
C
C
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A
C
B
C
HES
Hess Corporation
C
B
C
DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
C
C
C
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A
C
C
C
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
C
C
C
PCAR
PACCAR Inc
B
C
C
RBA
RB Global, Inc.
C
B
C
AZN
Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
NVT
nVent Electric plc
C
C
C
OVV
Ovintiv Inc
C
C
C
PINS
Pinterest, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
B
C
C
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
B
C
C
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
B
C
C
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
C
C
C
ASX
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
D
C
C
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
D
B
C
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
B
C
C
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
AON
Aon Plc Class A
C
D
C
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
C
C
C
DHR
Danaher Corporation
C
C
C
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
D
C
C
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation
C
C
C
IQV
IQVIA Holdings Inc
D
C
C
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
D
C
C
LECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
C
C
C
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
C
C
C
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
D
C
C
TEL
TE Connectivity Ltd.
D
C
C
RJF
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
C
B
C
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
C
C
C
ACM
AECOM
D
C
C
TRU
TransUnion
D
B
C
CCK
Crown Holdings, Inc.
D
C
C
GGG
Graco Inc.
C
C
C
AEE
Ameren Corporation
C
C
C
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
C
D
C
HDB
HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
C
C
C
SNY
Sanofi Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
GLPI
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
C
C
C
CUBE
CubeSmart
C
C
C
UDR
UDR, Inc.
D
B
C
FTS
Fortis Inc.
C
C
C
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
D
C
C
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
C
C
C
DOC
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
C
B
C
ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
BMY
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
D
B
D
SAIA
Saia, Inc.
D
C
D
HD
Home Depot, Inc.
D
C
D
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors NV
D
C
D
WDAY
Workday, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
NUE
Nucor Corporation
D
D
D
WLK
Westlake Corporation
D
D
D
ENTG
Entegris, Inc.
D
C
D
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
D
C
D
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
D
D
D
OTIS
Otis Worldwide Corporation
D
C
D
SONY
Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
D
C
D
SYY
Sysco Corporation
D
C
D
FTV
Fortive Corp.
F
C
D
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
D
C
D
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
F
B
D
TAP.A
Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A
F
B
D
DOW
Dow, Inc.
D
C
D
SLB
SLB
D
C
D
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
D
C
D
CSX
CSX Corporation
D
C
D
TS
Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
CTRA
Coterra Energy Inc.
D
C
D
STLA
Stellantis N.V.
D
C
D
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
D
B
D
CCL.U
Carnival Corporation
D
C
D
BEKE
KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
D
C
D
F
Ford Motor Company
D
C
D
VIV
Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
UMC
United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALGN
Align Technology, Inc.
F
C
F
BIDU
Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A
F
C
F
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
F
D
F
LVS
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
F
C
F
WDS
Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A
F
D
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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