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 135 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 |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | B | B |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | C | B | B |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | B | C | B |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CPT | Camden Property Trust | B | C | B |
| CVNA | Carvana Co. Class A | A | C | B |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | B | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | B | C | B |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | B |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | C | B | B |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | B | B | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | B | B |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | B | B |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | B | B | B |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | B | B | B |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | B | B | B |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | B | B |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | B | B | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | B | B |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | B | C | B |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | B | C | B |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | B | C | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | B | B | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | B | C | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | B |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | B | B | B |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | B | C | B |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | B | B | B |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | B | C |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | C | C | C |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | D | B | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AXP | American Express Company | D | B | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| CLVT | Clarivate PLC | D | C | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| COLD | Americold Realty Trust | C | D | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | D | B | C |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | D | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | D | B | C |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | C | D | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | D | B | C |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | D | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | C | C | C |
| RE | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | C | B | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | D | B | C |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | D | C | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | C | C | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | C |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | C | B | C |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | C | C | C |
| CREE | Cree, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | C | B | C |
| FFIV | F5 Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | B | C | C |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | C | B | C |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | B | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | C | B | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | C | C |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | C | B | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | D | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | C |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | D | C | D |
| COUP | Coupa Software, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | D | C | D |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology | D | C | D |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | D | C | D |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. | D | D | D |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | C | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | D |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | F | C | D |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B | D | D | D |
| MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | D | D |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | D | B | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | 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
