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 84 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 |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| AES | AES Corporation | B | C | B |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | B | C | B |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BX | Blackstone Group Inc. | C | B | B |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | B | B | B |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | C | B | B |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | B | C | B |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | D | B |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | B |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | B | C | B |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | B | B |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVCR | NovoCure Ltd. | A | C | B |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc | B | C | B |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | B | B | B |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | B |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | B | B | B |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | B | C | B |
| XPO | XPO Logistics, Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | B | C |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | C | B | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | D | B | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | F | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | C | C | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | C | F | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | C | B | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | D | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | A | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | B | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| ESTC | Elastic NV | C | C | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | C | C |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | B | C |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | C | C | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | C | B | C |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | B | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | C | C | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | C | B | C |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
| ZNGA | Zynga Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | D | C | D |
| GDS | GDS Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | D | D | D |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | D | B | D |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, 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
