I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 102 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Dec 9, 2024, 12:30 pm 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 Stock Grader recommendations for 102 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
AGR
Avangrid, Inc.
A
B
A
DOCU
DocuSign, Inc.
A
B
A
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
A
B
A
FWONK
Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One
A
C
A
HLN
Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
A
B
A
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
A
B
A
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
A
B
A
YMM
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
A
C
B
ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
A
C
B
ERIC
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B
A
B
B
EVR
Evercore Inc. Class A
A
B
B
EWBC
East West Bancorp, Inc.
A
C
B
HEI.A
HEICO Corporation Class A
A
B
B
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
HOLX
Hologic, Inc.
A
C
B
KR
Kroger Co.
A
C
B
MMM
3M Company
A
C
B
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
A
B
B
PCG
PG&E Corporation
A
C
B
RJF
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
A
B
B
TPR
Tapestry, Inc.
A
C
B
YPF
YPF SA Sponsored ADR Class D
A
B
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
B
B
B
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
B
D
B
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
B
B
B
AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
B
C
B
AUR
Aurora Innovation, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
C
B
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
CRDO
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.
B
B
B
DKS
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
B
C
B
DSGX
Descartes Systems Group Inc.
B
B
B
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
HUBS
HubSpot, Inc.
B
C
B
INFY
Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
B
C
B
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
B
C
B
PCTY
Paylocity Holding Corp.
B
B
B
PSTG
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
RACE
Ferrari NV
B
C
B
RELX
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SAN
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
SNY
Sanofi Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
SW
Smurfit Westrock PLC
B
C
B
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
TRI
Thomson Reuters Corporation
B
C
B
VOD
Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
WYNN
Wynn Resorts, Limited
B
D
B
YUMC
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
D
C
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
BN
Brookfield Corporation
B
D
C
CSL
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
C
C
C
CUBE
CubeSmart
C
C
C
DOC
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
C
B
C
EXC
Exelon Corporation
B
C
C
FAST
Fastenal Company
C
C
C
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
C
C
C
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
C
C
C
LEN.B
Lennar Corporation Class B
C
C
C
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
C
C
C
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation
C
B
C
OC
Owens Corning
C
C
C
OTIS
Otis Worldwide Corporation
C
C
C
PHM
PulteGroup, Inc.
C
C
C
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
C
C
C
RPM
RPM International Inc.
C
C
C
VICI
VICI Properties Inc
C
C
C
WIT
Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
D
B
C
APG
APi Group Corporation
D
C
C
AVY
Avery Dennison Corporation
D
C
C
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
C
C
C
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR
D
B
C
EG
Everest Group, Ltd.
C
C
C
LULU
lululemon athletica inc.
D
B
C
MNDY
monday.com Ltd.
C
C
C
MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
C
D
C
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
D
C
C
OKTA
Okta, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
PCOR
Procore Technologies Inc
D
C
C
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
C
D
C
UBS
UBS Group AG
D
B
C
UHAL.B
U-Haul Holding Company Series N Non-Voting
C
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BLDR
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
D
C
D
CSX
CSX Corporation
D
C
D
IT
Gartner, Inc.
D
B
D
PCAR
PACCAR Inc
D
C
D
PTC
PTC Inc.
D
B
D
WSO.B
Watsco, Inc. Class B
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BF.B
Brown-Forman Corporation Class B
F
C
D
ICLR
ICON Plc
F
C
D
TM
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
CNI
Canadian National Railway Company
F
C
F
ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
F
C
F
RCI
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
F
C
F
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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