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 69 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 |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | B | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | B |
| F | Ford Motor Company | C | A | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | B | B | B |
| TAL | TAL Education Group | A | C | B |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | C | C | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | D | B | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | C | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | C | C | C |
| BKI | Black Knight, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | C | B | C |
| CCC | Clarivate PLC | B | D | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | C | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | B | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | B | C |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC | C | B | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | C | C | C |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | D | D |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | B | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BX | Blackstone Group Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | D | D | D |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | D | C | D |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | D | B | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | D |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | B | D |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | D | C | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | D | C | D |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | D | D |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | D | C | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | D | D | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | D | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | B | D |
| LYFT | Lyft Inc Class A | D | D | D |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | D | D | D |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA | F | B | D |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | D | C | D |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | D | C | D |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | D |
| WRK | WestRock Company | C | D | 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
