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 89 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 |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | C | B |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | D | B |
| NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | B | D | B |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ZLAB | Zai Lab Ltd. Sponsored ADR | A | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DBX | Dropbox, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | D | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | D | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty | C | D | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored | C | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | D | C |
| OLED | Universal Display Corporation | D | C | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | D | B | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | D | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | B | C |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | C | B | C |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | C | B | C |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| CLR | Continental Resources, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | C | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | C |
| FND | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | D | C |
| KR | Kroger Co. | B | D | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | C | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | C |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | B | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| TME | Tencent Music Entertainment Group | B | C | C |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | B | D |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | F | A | D |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | D | C | D |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | D | D | D |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | D | C | D |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored | D | C | D |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | D | C | D |
| RE | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | D | B | D |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | D | B | D |
| STE | STERIS Plc | D | D | D |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | B | D |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 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
