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 129 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 |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc. | B | C | B |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc Class A | B | B | B |
| BIO.B | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | B | C | B |
| COO | Cooper Companies Inc. | B | B | B |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc. | B | C | B |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | B | C | B |
| DHI | D.R. Horton Inc. | B | B | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc. | B | C | B |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza Inc. | B | C | B |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot Inc. | B | C | B |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories Inc. | B | C | B |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | B | C | B |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | B | B |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | B | B | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies Inc. | A | C | B |
| MORN | Morningstar Inc. | B | C | B |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | B |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | B | C | B |
| NVAX | Novavax, Inc. | B | D | B |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | B | C | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | B |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | B | C | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | B | B |
| RGEN | Repligen Corporation | B | B | B |
| RH | Restoration Hardware | C | B | B |
| RMD | RedMed Inc. | B | C | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | D | B |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TREX | Trex Company Inc. | B | B | B |
| VRSN | VeriSign Inc. | B | D | B |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | B | C | B |
| WCN | Waste Connections Inc. | A | C | B |
| WPC | W.P. Carey Inc. | B | C | B |
| WSO.B | Watsco Inc Class B | B | C | B |
| ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | B | C |
| ACM | AECOM | C | D | C |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | C | C | C |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company | C | C | C |
| AGR | Avangrid Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | C | D | C |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company | C | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | C | C | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | C | C | C |
| CLX | Clorox Company | C | D | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Company | D | C | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | C | D | C |
| ED | Entergy Corporation | C | D | C |
| FB | Meta Platforms Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| GDRX | GoodRx Holdings Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | C | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc | C | C | C |
| KL | Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd | D | C | C |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc | D | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| TER | Teradyne Inc. | D | C | C |
| TTC | Toro Company | D | C | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday Inc Class A | D | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | C | C |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | D | C | C |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | C | C | C |
| BSY | Bentley Systems | C | C | C |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | C | C | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | C | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | D | B | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | C | C | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | C | C |
| LSXMK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty SiriusXM | C | B | C |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | C | B | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| NUAN | Nuance Communications Inc. | C | D | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | D | C |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class A | B | D | C |
| RDS.B | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class B | B | D | C |
| RTX | Raytheon Technologies Corporation | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | C | B | C |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | B | C | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company | C | B | C |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | C | B | C |
| TTE | TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | B | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | D | C | D |
| BILI | Bilibili Inc Sponsored ADR Class Z | D | C | D |
| CHWY | Chewy Inc Class A | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com inc. | D | C | D |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | D | C | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| DOCU | DocuSign Inc. | D | C | D |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | D | B | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | C | D |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | D | C | D |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | C | D |
| LI | Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | D | C | D |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Break Technologies | D | C | D |
| XPEV | XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored 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
