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 61 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 | C | B | B |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | B | C | B |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | B | C | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | B | B |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | B | B | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | B | B | B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | A | C | B |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | D | C | C |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | D | B | C |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | B | C |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | D | C | C |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | D | B | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | D | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | B | C |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | D | B | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | C |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | D | C | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | B | C |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | B | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | B | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | B | C | C |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | D | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | B | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SPCE | Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc | B | C | C |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | D | C |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALC | Alcon, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | B | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | D |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | C | D |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | D | B | D |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | D | D | D |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | D | B | D |
| STE | STERIS Plc | D | C | D |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | D | B | D |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | 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
