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 97 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 |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | B | C | B |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | B | B |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | B | C | B |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SBNY | Signature Bank | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | B | C | B |
| TAL | TAL Education Group Sponsored | B | C | B |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | D | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | D | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | C | D | C |
| LYFT | Lyft Inc Class A | C | D | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc | D | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| UAA | Under Armour, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | B | C | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | B | C |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology | B | C | C |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | C | B | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | B | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | C | B | C |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | B | D | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | C | B | C |
| SBSW | Sibanye Stillwater Limited | C | C | C |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | D | C | D |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | D | D | D |
| AQN | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | D | C | D |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | B | D |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | B | D |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | D | B | D |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | D | B | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | B | D |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | D | B | D |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | D | C | D |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | D | C | D |
| J | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | D | D |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | D | C | D |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | D | C | D |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | D | C | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | C | D |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company | D | F | D |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
