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 188 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
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	A	C	A
AEM	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	A	B	A
BCS	Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
CTLT	Catalent Inc	A	B	A
EQR	Equity Residential	A	B	A
ERIE	Erie Indemnity Company Class A	A	B	A
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	A	C	A
HOLX	Hologic, Inc.	A	C	A
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	A	C	A
META	Meta Platforms Inc Class A	A	B	A
MO	Altria Group, Inc.	A	C	A
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	A	C	A
NDAQ	Nasdaq, Inc.	A	C	A
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	A	B	A
NWG	NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
RTX	RTX Corporation	A	C	A
SF	Stifel Financial Corp	A	B	A
TTEK	Tetra Tech, Inc.	A	B	A
UL	Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR	A	C	A

Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AFG	American Financial Group, Inc.	A	C	B
AMCR	Amcor PLC	A	B	B
AXP	American Express Company	A	C	B
CCEP	Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc	A	C	B
CHD	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	A	C	B
DB	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	B	B	B
DECK	Deckers Outdoor Corporation	B	B	B
DOC	Healthpeak Properties, Inc.	A	B	B
EME	EMCOR Group, Inc.	B	B	B
FI	Fiserv, Inc.	A	C	B
HCA	HCA Healthcare Inc	A	C	B
HLI	Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A	A	B	B
IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	A	C	B
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	A	B	B
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	A	B	B
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	B	C	B
L	Loews Corporation	A	C	B
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	A	B	B
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	A	C	B
MKC.V	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	A	B	B
NVR	NVR, Inc.	A	C	B
O	Realty Income Corporation	A	C	B
PHG	Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
RCL	Royal Caribbean Group	A	B	B
RELX	RELX PLC Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
TDG	TransDigm Group Incorporated	A	C	B
THC	Tenet Healthcare Corporation	A	B	B
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B	B	B	B
VLTO	Veralto Corporation	A	B	B
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	B	C	B
WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	A	C	B
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	A	C	B

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AON	Aon Plc Class A	A	C	B
BAH	Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A	A	C	B
BKR	Baker Hughes Company Class A	B	B	B
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	B	C	B
CRBG	Corebridge Financial, Inc.	B	C	B
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
FTI	TechnipFMC plc	C	A	B
FWONK	Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One	B	C	B
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	B	B	B
GM	General Motors Company	B	B	B
GRAB	Grab Holdings Limited Class A	A	C	B
GSK	GSK plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
HDB	HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
HUBS	HubSpot, Inc.	B	C	B
KNSL	Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.	B	B	B
KVUE	Kenvue, Inc.	A	C	B
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	B	B	B
MAA	Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	A	D	B
MNDY	monday.com Ltd.	B	B	B
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	B	B	B
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	B	B	B
PARAA	Paramount Global Class A	B	C	B
PSA	Public Storage	B	C	B
SNY	Sanofi Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
SRPT	Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	B	C	B
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	B	C	B
SUZ	Suzano SA Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
TAP	Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B	B	C	B
TDY	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	B	C	B
TOST	Toast, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
TRU	TransUnion	B	C	B
TTD	Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	C	B	B
UDR	UDR, Inc.	A	D	B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEG	Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	C	C	C
BALL	Ball Corporation	B	C	C
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
CARR	Carrier Global Corp.	C	C	C
CCL.U	Carnival Corporation	C	B	C
CG	Carlyle Group Inc	B	C	C
CHWY	Chewy, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
CSL	Carlisle Companies Incorporated	C	C	C
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	C	B	C
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
FER	Ferrovial SE	C	C	C
FIX	Comfort Systems USA, Inc.	C	B	C
FLUT	Flutter Entertainment Plc	C	C	C
GLPI	Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	C	C	C
J	Jacobs Solutions Inc.	B	C	C
LIN	Linde plc	B	C	C
MAS	Masco Corporation	B	C	C
MCD	McDonald's Corporation	B	D	C
MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc. Class A	B	C	C
MEDP	Medpace Holdings, Inc.	D	B	C
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
MORN	Morningstar, Inc.	C	B	C
MUFG	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
NEM	Newmont Corporation	C	B	C
PDD	PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	C	B	C
PRU	Prudential Financial, Inc.	C	C	C
SAN	Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
SBAC	SBA Communications Corp. Class A	C	D	C
SMFG	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
STX	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC	D	C	C
SUI	Sun Communities, Inc.	B	C	C
SYK	Stryker Corporation	C	C	C
TGT	Target Corporation	C	B	C
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	C	C	C
USB	U.S. Bancorp	C	C	C
V	Visa Inc. Class A	C	C	C
WTRG	Essential Utilities, Inc.	C	D	C
ZBRA	Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A	C	C	C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation Class A	C	C	C
CNC	Centene Corporation	D	C	C
ELV	Elevance Health, Inc.	C	D	C
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	C	C	C
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. Class C	C	B	C
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.	C	C	C
INVH	Invitation Homes, Inc.	C	C	C
LBRDK	Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C	C	C	C
LYV	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.	C	C	C
MOH	Molina Healthcare, Inc.	C	C	C
MRO	Marathon Oil Corporation	C	C	C
NBIX	Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	D	C	C
NVT	nVent Electric plc	D	C	C
PBR.A	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd	C	D	C
RPRX	Royalty Pharma Plc Class A	C	D	C
SAIA	Saia, Inc.	C	C	C
SOFI	SoFi Technologies Inc	D	B	C
TECK	Teck Resources Limited Class B	C	D	C
TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	C	B	C
TTWO	Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.	C	C	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	C	C	C
UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B	D	B	C
WDC	Western Digital Corporation	C	C	C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	D	C	D
BBDO	Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
BETR	Better Home & Finance Holding Company Class A	D	C	D
BLD	TopBuild Corp.	D	C	D
BLDR	Builders FirstSource, Inc.	D	C	D
BNTX	BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR	C	D	D
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
DXCM	DexCom, Inc.	D	C	D
FERG	Ferguson Enterprises Inc.	D	C	D
GGG	Graco Inc.	D	C	D
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	D	D	D
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	D	C	D
IPG	Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.	D	C	D
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	D	C	D
JHX	James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
LOGI	Logitech International S.A.	F	B	D
PFG	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	D	D	D
RIO	Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
STLD	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	D	D	D
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	D	C	D
TXT	Textron Inc.	D	C	D
VIV	Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
WLK	Westlake Corporation	D	C	D
WSO	Watsco, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	D	D	D
ALGN	Align Technology, Inc.	D	C	D
CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc.	F	C	D
DAY	Dayforce, Inc.	F	C	D
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	F	C	D
JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	F	C	D
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	D	C	D

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	F	C	F
BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation Class B	F	C	F
DEO	Diageo plc Sponsored ADR	F	C	F
ICLR	ICON Plc	F	C	F
NUE	Nucor Corporation	F	D	F
PUK	Prudential plc Sponsored ADR	F	C	F
SLB	Schlumberger Limited	F	C	F
SNOW	Snowflake, Inc. Class A	F	C	F
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	F	C	F
ZS	Zscaler, Inc.	F	C	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier