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 44 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 |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | B | D | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties | B | C | B |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| KMX | CarMax Inc. | B | C | B |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | C | B |
| WHR | Whirpool Corporation | B | C | B |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com inc. | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | C | C |
| GDDY | GoDaddy Inc, Class A | D | C | C |
| GDRX | GoodRX Holdings Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | D | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company | B | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | C | B | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | C | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | C | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | C | B | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MFG | Mizhuo Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | C | B | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc. | C | C | C |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company | C | B | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANSS | ANSYS Inc. | D | C | D |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | D | C | D |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | D | C | D |
| IAC | IAC/InteractiveCorp. | D | C | D |
| LYFT | Luft, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| NICE | NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company | D | C | D |
| V | Visa Inc. 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
