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 128 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 |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | B | B | B |
| CLR | Continental Resources, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | D | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | B | B | B |
| F | Ford Motor Company | B | C | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | B | B |
| GPS | Gap, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | B | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | B | B |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | B |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | B | B |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | B | B | B |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | B | B | B |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | B | D | B |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation | B | C | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | B | B |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | B | B | B |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc | B | C | B |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | B | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | B | B | B |
| TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | B | B |
| UAA | Under Armour, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | B | B |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | B | B | B |
| WRK | WestRock Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | C | C | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | C | D | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | D | C |
| E | Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | F | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | C | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | B | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | B | C |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | C | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | C | C | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | C | D | C |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | D | B | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | D | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | D | C | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | D | C | C |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | C | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | C |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | C | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | B | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | C | D | C |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | B | C |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | C | B | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | C | B | C |
| MASI | Masimo Corporation | C | C | C |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | B | D | C |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | B | C | C |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | C | B | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | B | D | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| STNE | StoneCo Ltd. Class A | C | C | C |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TTC | Toro Company | C | B | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | C | D | C |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| CABO | Cable One, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
| CLVT | Clarivate PLC | F | C | D |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | B | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | D | B | D |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | B | D |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | D | C | D |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | D |
| LIN | Linde plc | D | C | D |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | C | D |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored | D | C | D |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | D | C | D |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | 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
