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 135 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

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AERAerCap Holdings NVACA
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLCACA
BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.ABA
CACICACI International Inc Class AACA
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.ABA
CRBGCorebridge Financial, Inc.ACA
FANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.ACA
HEIHEICO CorporationABA
HOODRobinhood Markets, Inc. Class AABA
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.ABA
JNPRJuniper Networks, Inc.ACA
KKellanovaACA
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class AABA
NUNu Holdings Ltd. Class AABA
NWGNatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADRABA
OKEONEOK, Inc.ABA
PDDPDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class AAAA
UNMUnum GroupACA
VSTVistra Corp.ACA
VTRVentas, Inc.ACA

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.BCB
AZPNAspen Technology, Inc.BBB
BACBank of America CorpBCB
BAPCredicorp Ltd.BCB
BMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.CBB
CATCaterpillar Inc.BCB
CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.BCB
COFCapital One Financial CorpBDB
CSXCSX CorporationBCB
DASHDoorDash, Inc. Class ABDB
DDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.BCB
DDOGDatadog Inc Class ABBB
EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADRBCB
FTNTFortinet, Inc.BBB
GMGeneral Motors CompanyBBB
IOTSamsara, Inc. Class ABBB
ITUBItau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR PfdBCB
JCIJohnson Controls International plcBCB
KEYKeyCorpBCB
MNDYmonday.com Ltd.BBB
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.BCB
MROMarathon Oil CorporationBCB
MUMicron Technology, Inc.BBB
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc. Class ABBB
PWRQuanta Services, Inc.BCB
QCOMQUALCOMM IncorporatedBCB
RBLXRoblox Corp. Class ABCB
REGRegency Centers CorporationBBB
RYRoyal Bank of CanadaBCB
SYYSysco CorporationBCB
TSCOTractor Supply CompanyBCB
TTDTrade Desk, Inc. Class ACBB
UBERUber Technologies, Inc.BBB
UMCUnited Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADRBCB
XYLXylem Inc.BBB

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ABTAbbott LaboratoriesBCC
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.CCC
BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADRCCC
BXBlackstone Inc.BCC
CGCarlyle Group IncCCC
CUBECubeSmartCCC
ESEversource EnergyCCC
EXCExelon CorporationCCC
EXRExtra Space Storage Inc.BCC
FWONALiberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula OneCCC
GOLDBarrick Gold CorporationCBC
HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.CCC
JJacobs Solutions Inc.CCC
MKLMarkel Group Inc.BCC
PARAAParamount Global Class ABCC
PCGPG&E CorporationCCC
RMDResMed Inc.CBC
TXTTextron Inc.CCC
URIUnited Rentals, Inc.CCC
VLOValero Energy CorporationBDC
VRSKVerisk Analytics IncCBC
VTRSViatris, Inc.BDC
ZBRAZebra Technologies Corporation Class ACCC

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.CDC
ANSSANSYS, Inc.DBC
BBDOBanco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADRDBC
BEKEKE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class ACCC
BHPBHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 ShsDCC
BSBRBanco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADRCCC
DTDynatrace, Inc.CBC
DVNDevon Energy CorporationCCC
DXCMDexCom, Inc.DBC
EXPDExpeditors International of Washington, Inc.CCC
FLUTFlutter Entertainment PlcCCC
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.DCC
MDTMedtronic PlcCCC
NXPINXP Semiconductors NVCCC
OXYOccidental Petroleum CorporationDBC
PODDInsulet CorporationDAC
RCIRogers Communications Inc. Class BDBC
RYAAYRyanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADRCDC
SHOPShopify, Inc. Class ACBC
SNAPSnap, Inc. Class ACCC
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.CCC
SONYSony Group Corporation Sponsored ADRDCC
TAP.AMolson Coors Beverage Company Class ADCC
TRMBTrimble Inc.DBC
UDRUDR, Inc.CDC
VEEVVeeva Systems Inc Class ADBC
ZZillow Group, Inc. Class CDCC

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ABNBAirbnb, Inc. Class ADCD
AKAMAkamai Technologies, Inc.DCD
BEPCBrookfield Renewable Corp. Class ACDD
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.DCD
COPConocoPhillipsDCD
CRLCharles River Laboratories International, Inc.DCD
CVXChevron CorporationDDD
EPAMEPAM Systems, Inc.DCD
FNVFranco-Nevada CorporationDCD
HDHome Depot, Inc.DCD
HESHess CorporationDBD
HMCHonda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADRDCD
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.DCD
JHXJames Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADRDCD
JKHYJack Henry & Associates, Inc.DCD
JNJJohnson & JohnsonDCD
MNSTMonster Beverage CorporationFCD
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.DCD
PFEPfizer Inc.DCD
RFRegions Financial CorporationDCD
SBACSBA Communications Corp. Class ADCD
WMGWarner Music Group Corp. Class ADBD
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.DCD
ZTSZoetis, Inc. Class ADCD

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland CompanyFDF
BABoeing CompanyFDF
BNTXBioNTech SE Sponsored ADRFDF
DEDeere & CompanyFCF
LKQLKQ CorporationFDF
MBLYMobileye Global, Inc. Class AFCF
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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