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 74 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 |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | B | C | B |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FBHS | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | C | B |
| PAGS | PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Class A | B | C | B |
| SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | B | D | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | C | B |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corporation | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AES | AES Corporation | C | D | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | C | D | C |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | C | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | D | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | C | C |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | D | C |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | D | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | D | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | A | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | B | C |
| GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | C | B | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| LN | LINE Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | C | B | C |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | D | C | D |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | D |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | D |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | D | D | D |
| ES | Eversource Energy | D | C | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | C | D |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | D | D | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | B | D |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | D | C | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | D |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | D | D | D |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | C | D |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | D | B | D |
| WMB | Williams Companies, 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
