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 92 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 | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | C | B |
| AXON | Axon Enterprise Inc. | B | B | B |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | B | D | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp. | B | C | B |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | B | C | B |
| CLF | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | B | B | B |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corp. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | B | C | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | B | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| DISCK | Discovery Inc Class C | B | C | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | B | C | B |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One | B | C | B |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | B | C | B |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger Inc. | B | C | B |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | C | B |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | B | B | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | B | C | B |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | B | C | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| NVR | NVR Inc. | B | C | B |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties Inc. | B | C | B |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | B |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | B | B | B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | B | B |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | B | B |
| WRB | W.R. Berkley Corporation | B | B | B |
| WSO | Watsco Inc. | B | C | B |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BILI | Bilibili, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class Z | C | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | D | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | B | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| ES | Eversource Energy | C | D | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | C | C | C |
| LI | Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporation | D | B | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | C | D | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc. | C | D | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | D | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | C |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | C | D | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | C | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc. | D | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| VMW | VMware Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | C | C | C |
| XPEV | XPeng Inc ADR Sponsored Class A | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| AXP | American Express Company | C | B | C |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc. | B | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies Inc. | C | B | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | C | B | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | B | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| QS | QuantumScape Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| SHOP | Shopify Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | D | D | D |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | D | C | D |
| CUK | Carnival plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | F | B | D |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | D | D | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| MMM | 3M Company | D | C | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | C | D |
| PAYC | Paycom Software Inc. | D | C | D |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | F | B | D |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | D | D | D |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company | D | C | D |
| WOLF | Wolfspeed Inc. | D | C | D |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | D | C | D |
| YNDX | Yandex NV 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
