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 100 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 |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | B | B | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | B | C | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | B | B |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | C | B | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
| DBX | Dropbox, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| ESTC | Elastic NV | B | C | B |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | A | C | B |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | C | B | B |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | C | B | B |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | B | C | B |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | B | B |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | C | A | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | B | B | B |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | B | B |
| PFPT | Proofpoint, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | D | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | C | C |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | C | D | C |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVLR | Avalara Inc | D | C | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | D | C | C |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | B | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DT | Dynatrace, Inc. | C | C | C |
| E | Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | C | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | B | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | B | C |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | D | B | C |
| LSXMK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty | C | D | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | D | B | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | B | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored | D | B | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | D | B | C |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | D | C | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | B | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | C | B | C |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | B | C | C |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | B | C | C |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | C | B | C |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | C |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | C | C | C |
| PTON | Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BEP | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | C | D | D |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | D | C | D |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | D | C | D |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty | D | C | D |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | D | C | D |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | C | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | D | C | D |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | D | C | D |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | C | D | D |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | B | D |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
