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 117 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
ATR	AptarGroup, Inc.	A	C	A
CME	CME Group Inc. Class A	A	C	A
CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	A	B	A
FFIV	F5, Inc.	A	B	A
KR	Kroger Co.	A	C	A
META	Meta Platforms Inc Class A	A	B	A
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	A	B	A
MSI	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	A	B	A
MUSA	Murphy USA, Inc.	A	C	A
TPR	Tapestry, Inc.	A	C	A
TW	Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A	A	C	A
YPF	YPF SA Sponsored ADR Class D	A	B	A

Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEP	American Electric Power Company, Inc.	A	C	B
AGR	Avangrid, Inc.	A	B	B
BRK.A	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A	A	C	B
CMI	Cummins Inc.	A	B	B
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	A	C	B
CPNG	Coupang, Inc. Class A	A	B	B
D	Dominion Energy Inc	A	C	B
DOCU	DocuSign, Inc.	B	B	B
EIX	Edison International	A	B	B
EME	EMCOR Group, Inc.	A	B	B
HEI	HEICO Corporation	A	B	B
IP	International Paper Company	A	C	B
JLL	Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated	B	B	B
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	A	C	B
PPL	PPL Corporation	A	C	B
RCL	Royal Caribbean Group	A	C	B
SF	Stifel Financial Corp	A	B	B
TPL	Texas Pacific Land Corporation	A	C	B
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	A	C	B
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	B	C	B
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	A	C	B
WRB	W. R. Berkley Corporation	A	C	B

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AFRM	Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
ANET	Arista Networks, Inc.	B	B	B
BABA	Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
CIEN	Ciena Corporation	A	C	B
EXC	Exelon Corporation	B	C	B
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	B	C	B
GOOGL	Alphabet Inc. Class A	B	B	B
HSY	Hershey Company	B	C	B
J	Jacobs Solutions Inc.	B	C	B
JKHY	Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.	B	C	B
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	B	C	B
NU	Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A	C	B	B
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	C	B	B
TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	B	B	B
WIT	Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR	B	B	B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALLY	Ally Financial Inc	C	B	C
ALNY	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc	B	D	C
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	B	C	C
CG	Carlyle Group Inc	C	B	C
CHTR	Charter Communications, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
CI	Cigna Group	C	C	C
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation Class A	C	C	C
CPT	Camden Property Trust	B	D	C
ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.	C	C	C
ES	Eversource Energy	B	C	C
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	B	D	C
FTS	Fortis Inc.	B	C	C
HDB	HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	B	C	C
ING	ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
MDT	Medtronic Plc	C	B	C
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	C	C	C
NWSA	News Corporation Class A	C	B	C
O	Realty Income Corporation	B	C	C
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	D	C	C
PCTY	Paylocity Holding Corp.	C	B	C
PRU	Prudential Financial, Inc.	C	C	C
SCHW	Charles Schwab Corp	C	C	C
SNY	Sanofi Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
SPGI	S&P Global, Inc.	C	B	C
SRPT	Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	C	C	C
SUZ	Suzano SA Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
TAK	Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
TOL	Toll Brothers, Inc.	C	C	C
UDR	UDR, Inc.	B	D	C
USB	U.S. Bancorp	C	C	C
WAT	Waters Corporation	C	B	C
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited	B	D	C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	C	B	C
AVTR	Avantor, Inc.	C	C	C
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	D	C	C
EQT	EQT Corporation	C	C	C
IT	Gartner, Inc.	D	B	C
LI	Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	D	B	C
MOH	Molina Healthcare, Inc.	D	B	C
SONY	Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR	D	B	C
TPX	Tempur Sealy International, Inc.	D	C	C
WBD	Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A	C	C	C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
APG	APi Group Corporation	D	C	D
AVY	Avery Dennison Corporation	D	C	D
BGNE	BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	C	D	D
CCI	Crown Castle Inc.	D	C	D
DHI	D.R. Horton, Inc.	D	D	D
EXR	Extra Space Storage Inc.	D	C	D
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	D	D	D
MNDY	monday.com Ltd.	D	C	D
MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corporation	D	D	D
OKTA	Okta, Inc. Class A	D	C	D
PCOR	Procore Technologies Inc	D	C	D
RRX	Regal Rexnord Corporation	D	C	D
VLO	Valero Energy Corporation	D	D	D
ZTS	Zoetis, Inc. Class A	D	B	D

Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACI	Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A	F	C	D
BP	BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	D	D

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BCE	BCE Inc.	F	D	F
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	F	D	F
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	F	D	F
DOW	Dow, Inc.	F	C	F
UMC	United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR	F	C	F
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	F	D	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier