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 104 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 |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| BILI | Bilibili, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class Z | B | C | B |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DBX | Dropbox, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB | B | C | B |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | B | D | B |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | B | B | B |
| KR | Kroger Co. | B | D | B |
| MDB | MongoDB, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | B | B | B |
| PTON | Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | D | B |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | A | D | B |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | D | B | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | D | B | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | B | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | D | B | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | D | B | C |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | C |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd | D | C | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | C | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | D | C | C |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | D | C | C |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | B | C | C |
| BGNE | BeiGene, Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | C | C | C |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | C | B | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | B | C |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | B | D | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | C | C | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | C | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | C | B | C |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | C | B | C |
| PENN | Penn National Gaming, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | B | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | B | D |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | D | C | D |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | D | C | D |
| DKNG | DraftKings Inc Class A | C | D | D |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | D | C | D |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | D | C | D |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | D |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | D | C | D |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | D | C | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | D |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | D | D | D |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | D | D | D |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
