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 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

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AMCRAmcor PLCABA
CLHClean Harbors, Inc.ACA
EBAYeBay Inc.ABA
JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.ABA
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.ACA
LHXL3Harris Technologies IncACA
MKCMcCormick & Company, IncorporatedABA
PHGKoninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADRACA
RYRoyal Bank of CanadaABA
SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.ACA
SYFSynchrony FinancialABA
SYYSysco CorporationACA
USFDUS Foods Holding Corp.ACA
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationACA

Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLCACB
CORCencora, Inc.ACB
DGXQuest Diagnostics IncorporatedACB
FTSFortis Inc.ACB
GDDYGoDaddy, Inc. Class AACB
HLNHaleon PLC Sponsored ADRACB
MOAltria Group, Inc.ACB
NDAQNasdaq, Inc.ACB
NUNu Holdings Ltd. Class ABBB
PKGPackaging Corporation of AmericaACB
RELXRELX PLC Sponsored ADRACB
SAPSAP SE Sponsored ADRABB
TTEKTetra Tech, Inc.ABB

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.BCB
ALLYAlly Financial IncBCB
BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BCB
BKRBaker Hughes Company Class ABBB
BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADRBCB
BXPBXP IncBCB
CARTMaplebear Inc.BBB
CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.BCB
EOGEOG Resources, Inc.BCB
HTHTH World Group Limited Sponsored ADRBCB
IMOImperial Oil LimitedABB
IRIngersoll Rand Inc.BCB
KEYKeyCorpBCB
KSPIKaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegSBCB
MROMarathon Oil CorporationBCB
PBRPetroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADRBDB
PFGCPerformance Food Group CoBCB
PWRQuanta Services, Inc.BCB
QSRRestaurant Brands International, Inc.BCB
SHELShell Plc Sponsored ADRBCB
SUSuncor Energy Inc.BCB
TOSTToast, Inc. Class ABBB
VTRSViatris, Inc.BDB
XOMExxon Mobil CorporationACB
ZTOZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class ABCB

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
AOSA. O. Smith CorporationCCC
ARESAres Management CorporationBDC
ARGXargenx SE ADRCBC
AZOAutoZone, Inc.BCC
BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADRCBC
CHTChunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADRBCC
COINCoinbase Global, Inc. Class ABCC
COOCooper Companies, Inc.CBC
CPTCamden Property TrustBCC
CYBRCyberArk Software Ltd.CCC
EAElectronic Arts Inc.CCC
EXRExtra Space Storage Inc.BCC
FASTFastenal CompanyCCC
FERFerrovial SECCC
FWONALiberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula OneCCC
GSKGSK plc Sponsored ADRCBC
HDBHDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADRCCC
HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.CCC
ITTITT, Inc.CCC
ITUBItau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR PfdCCC
KVUEKenvue, Inc.BCC
MAMastercard Incorporated Class ACCC
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.BDC
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc.CCC
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.CBC
NVONovo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class BCCC
NWSNews Corporation Class BCCC
ORANOrange SA Sponsored ADRCCC
OWLBlue Owl Capital, Inc. Class ACBC
RBLXRoblox Corp. Class ACCC
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CBC
ROSTRoss Stores, Inc.CCC
TUTELUS CorporationCCC
UHALU-Haul Holding CompanyBDC
URIUnited Rentals, Inc.CCC
VVisa Inc. Class ACCC

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
BMOBank of MontrealDCC
CVSCVS Health CorporationCCC
DVNDevon Energy CorporationCCC
ECEcopetrol SA Sponsored ADRCCC
EQNREquinor ASA Sponsored ADRCCC
ICLRICON PlcDCC
NETCloudflare Inc Class ADBC
SCHWCharles Schwab CorpCCC
TDToronto-Dominion BankCCC
VLOValero Energy CorporationCDC

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
ASXASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADRDCD
BLDTopBuild Corp.DCD
BMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.FBD
CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City LimitedDCD
FDSFactSet Research Systems Inc.DCD
FNDFloor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class ADCD
IPGInterpublic Group of Companies, Inc.DCD
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.DCD
MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.DDD
MUMicron Technology, Inc.DCD
NKENIKE, Inc. Class BDCD
SNASnap-on IncorporatedDCD
SONYSony Group Corporation Sponsored ADRDBD
STESTERIS plcDCD
TECHBio-Techne CorporationDCD
TELTE Connectivity plcDCD
TFXTeleflex IncorporatedDCD
TXNTexas Instruments IncorporatedDCD
VMCVulcan Materials CompanyDCD
WSO.BWatsco, Inc. Class BDCD

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

SymbolCompanyQuantitative GradeFundamental GradeTotal Grade
BF.ABrown-Forman Corporation Class AFCF
CSGPCoStar Group, Inc.FCF
LKQLKQ CorporationFDF
MCHPMicrochip Technology IncorporatedFDF
PPGPPG Industries, Inc.FCF
STLAStellantis N.V.FCF
TLKPT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class BFCF

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Sincerely,

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Louis Navellier


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