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 118 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 |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | B | B | B |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | B | B | B |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | B | C | B |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | B | C | B |
| HSY | Hershey Company | B | C | B |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | B | B |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | C | B | B |
| L | Loews Corporation | B | B | B |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | B | C | B |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | B | D | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | B | D | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | B | B |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | B | B | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | B | B |
| VER | VEREIT, Inc. | 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 |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | C | D | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | C |
| DKNG | DraftKings Inc Class A | C | D | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty | D | B | C |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | D | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | C | C |
| LYFT | Lyft, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MAR | Marriott International, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | D | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | C | C |
| RTX | Raytheon Technologies Corporation | C | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | C | D | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | D | C | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | B | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | B | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | C | D | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| AES | AES Corporation | B | D | C |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored | C | C | C |
| FBHS | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FTCH | Farfetch Limited Class A | C | B | C |
| OC | Owens Corning | C | B | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | C | C | C |
| PLUG | Plug Power Inc. | B | C | C |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | D | C |
| RUN | Sunrun Inc. | B | D | C |
| SBSW | Sibanye Stillwater Limited Sponsored | C | C | C |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | B | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | C | B | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | D | C | D |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | D | B | D |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | D | D |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | D | B | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | D | C | D |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | D | D | D |
| OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc | D | D | D |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | D | C | D |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | D | B | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | D | C | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SPOT | Spotify Technology SA | F | B | D |
| STNE | StoneCo Ltd. Class A | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | D |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems 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
