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 |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | B | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | B |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | B | B | B |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | D | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | A | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | C | B |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | C | A | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | D | B | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | C | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | D | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | C | D | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | C |
| VIACA | ViacomCBS Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CABO | Cable One, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | C |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | C | B | C |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | B | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | C | C |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | B | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | C | C | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | C | C | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | C | B | C |
| XPO | XPO Logistics, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | D | C | D |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | D | D |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | D | D | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | D | C | D |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | D | C | D |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | D | C | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | C | D |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | C | D |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | D | D | D |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | C | D |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | B | D |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
