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 87 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 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | C | B |
| AEG | Aegon NV ADR | B | C | B |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | B | C | B |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CB | Chubb Limited | B | C | B |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| J | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | B | D | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | C | B |
| L | Loews Corporation | B | C | B |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | B |
| NVAX | Novavax, Inc. | B | D | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PTON | Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| RGEN | Repligen Corporation | B | B | B |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BEP | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | C | D | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | C | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty | D | C | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | C | D | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | D | C |
| RE | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | D | B | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | B | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | C | C |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BGNE | BeiGene, Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | C | B | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ESTC | Elastic NV | C | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | C | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | C | C | C |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | C | B | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | B | C |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| NWSA | News Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | D | B | D |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | D | D | D |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | D | B | D |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | B | D |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| OSH | Oak Street Health, Inc. | D | D | D |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | D | D |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | 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
