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 87 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 |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | B | C | B |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | D | B |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | B | B | B |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| BIO.B | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | A | D | B |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | B | C | B |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | B | D | B |
| FBHS | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | B | C | B |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | C | B |
| IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | B | B | B |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LEVI | Levi Strauss & Co. Class A | B | C | B |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | B | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | B |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | A | C | B |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | B | B |
| UAA | Under Armour, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | B | B |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CPT | Camden Property Trust | C | D | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CUK | Carnival plc Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | C | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | C | C |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | C | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | C | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | C | D | C |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | C | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | C | F | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | D | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | D | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | C | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | D | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | C | C | C |
| MKSI | MKS Instruments, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | C |
| NVCR | NovoCure Ltd. | B | C | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | D | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | B | D |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CLVT | Clarivate PLC | D | C | D |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | D | D | D |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ET | Energy Transfer, L.P. | D | D | D |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | D | C | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | D | C | D |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | D | C | D |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, 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
