I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 125 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Sep 23, 2024, 12:32 pm EST
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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 Stock Grader recommendations for 125 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
AXP
American Express Company
A
B
A
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
A
B
A
CLX
Clorox Company
A
B
A
DFS
Discover Financial Services
A
B
A
EIX
Edison International
A
C
A
FOX
Fox Corporation Class B
A
C
A
GIS
General Mills, Inc.
A
C
A
IBKR
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
IBN
ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
A
C
A
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
A
B
A
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
A
C
A
NI
NiSource Inc
A
B
A
NTRA
Natera, Inc.
A
B
A
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
A
B
A
SE
Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A
A
C
A
TRP
TC Energy Corporation
A
B
A
TSN
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AIZ
Assurant, Inc.
A
C
B
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
B
C
B
CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
A
C
B
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
A
C
B
CLH
Clean Harbors, Inc.
A
C
B
COR
Cencora, Inc.
A
C
B
CPB
Campbell Soup Company
A
C
B
DVA
DaVita Inc.
A
C
B
ELV
Elevance Health, Inc.
A
C
B
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
A
C
B
ET
Energy Transfer LP
A
C
B
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
B
B
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
AGR
Avangrid, Inc.
B
B
B
CCK
Crown Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
CFG
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
B
C
B
CPT
Camden Property Trust
B
C
B
DOC
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
B
B
B
DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
B
C
B
EXC
Exelon Corporation
B
C
B
FSLR
First Solar, Inc.
B
B
B
FWONA
Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One
B
C
B
GLPI
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
B
B
B
GM
General Motors Company
B
B
B
HDB
HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
B
C
B
ITT
ITT, Inc.
B
C
B
KEY
KeyCorp
B
C
B
MEDP
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
MET
MetLife, Inc.
B
B
B
PDD
PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
C
B
B
STT
State Street Corporation
B
C
B
TGT
Target Corporation
B
B
B
UI
Ubiquiti Inc.
A
C
B
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
C
C
C
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
C
C
C
AVY
Avery Dennison Corporation
C
B
C
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
C
C
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
C
C
C
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
DELL
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C
C
C
C
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
C
C
C
EFX
Equifax Inc.
C
C
C
EG
Everest Group, Ltd.
C
C
C
FER
Ferrovial SE
C
C
C
GLW
Corning Inc
B
C
C
IT
Gartner, Inc.
C
C
C
ITUB
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
C
C
C
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
C
B
C
KSPI
Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegS
C
C
C
LH
Labcorp Holdings Inc.
C
C
C
MCK
McKesson Corporation
B
C
C
MDT
Medtronic Plc
C
C
C
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
C
C
C
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
C
C
C
MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
NMR
Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
B
C
C
RPM
RPM International Inc.
C
C
C
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
C
C
C
UNP
Union Pacific Corporation
C
C
C
XPO
XPO, Inc.
C
B
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AES
AES Corporation
C
C
C
APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
C
C
C
BETR
Better Home & Finance Holding Company Class A
C
C
C
CCL.U
Carnival Corporation
C
C
C
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
C
C
C
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
D
C
C
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
C
D
C
GRAB
Grab Holdings Limited Class A
C
C
C
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
D
C
C
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
C
C
C
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
D
B
C
MAR
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
NKE
NIKE, Inc. Class B
D
C
C
PFG
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
C
C
C
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
C
C
C
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
C
C
C
TECK
Teck Resources Limited Class B
C
D
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACN
Accenture Plc Class A
D
C
D
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
D
C
D
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
D
D
D
AME
AMETEK, Inc.
D
C
D
ASML
ASML Holding NV ADR
D
C
D
BNTX
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR
C
D
D
CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
D
C
D
FDX
FedEx Corporation
D
D
D
FMX
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B
D
B
D
GFL
GFL Environmental Inc
C
D
D
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
D
C
D
HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
D
C
D
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
D
C
D
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
D
B
D
OLED
Universal Display Corporation
D
C
D
PINS
Pinterest, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
D
C
D
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
D
C
D
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
TFX
Teleflex Incorporated
D
C
D
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
D
C
D
WDAY
Workday, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
F
C
D
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
D
D
D
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
F
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
DEO
Diageo plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
STLA
Stellantis N.V.
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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