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 132 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 |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | B | B | B |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | B | D | B |
| AXON | Axon Enterprise Inc | B | C | B |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | B | C | B |
| BGNE | BeiGene, Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | C | B | B |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | B | B | B |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | B | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | B | B |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | B | D | B |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | B | D | B |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | B | C | B |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | B | B | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | B | B |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | B | C | B |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | B | B | B |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | B | B | B |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | C | C | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | D | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | D | B | C |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | C | D | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | B | C |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | C | B | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | C | C | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | B | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| DBX | Dropbox, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | B | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | C | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | C | C | C |
| J | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | B | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | C | B | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | C | B | C |
| LAD | Lithia Motors, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | B | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | B | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | D | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | C | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Company | B | D | C |
| WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | D | B | D |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored | D | C | D |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings | D | C | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | B | D |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | D | B | D |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | D | B | D |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | C | D |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | D | C | D |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | D | C | D |
| RUN | Sunrun Inc. | D | D | D |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | D | C | D |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | D | D | D |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
