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 Portfolio Grader recommendations for 60 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: From Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | D | B |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | B | C | B |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BYND | Beyond Meat, Inc. | B | C | B |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | B | B |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | B | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | D | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | D | C | C |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | D | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | C | C | C |
| LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | C |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | A | C |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp | C | B | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | C | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | B | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | C | C | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | C | B | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | D | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | D | D | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | D |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | D |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | D | D | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | D | C | D |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | D | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | D | C | D |
To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Portfolio Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. You may get started here.
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
