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 147 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 |
| ABNB | Airbnb Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | B | C | B |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company | A | C | B |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | A | D | B |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | B | C | B |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | B | C | B |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | B | B |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc | B | C | B |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | B | C | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| DISCA | Discovery Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| DISCK | Discovery Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | C | B |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan inc Class P | B | C | B |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc. | B | C | B |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | B | D | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group | B | D | B |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | B | D | B |
| PSX | Phillipps 66 | B | B | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| SLB | Sclumberger NV | B | C | B |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | B | C | B |
| SO | Southern Company | B | C | B |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | B | D | B |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | B | C | B |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company | B | B | B |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| TRV | Travelers Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | B | B |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co. Inc. | D | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | C | C | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | C | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | D | C | C |
| FISV | Fiserv Inc. | D | C | C |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | C | C | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc. | C | C | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | D | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | C |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | C | C | C |
| IAC | IAC/InteractiveCorp. | C | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group Plc | D | C | C |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | D | C | C |
| LEA | Lear Corporation | C | D | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | B | C |
| LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LYFT | Lyft, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. | C | D | C |
| NVA | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc. | C | D | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | D | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | C | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturer | C | C | C |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| A | Ailgent Technologies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | B | D | C |
| ALC | Alcon AG | C | C | C |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | C | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company | B | C | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | B | D | C |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| BIO.B | Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| BLK | BlackRock Inc. | C | C | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | B | C | C |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | B | C | C |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc. | C | C | C |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EIX | Edison International | B | C | C |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc. | C | C | C |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | C |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | C | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances | C | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | C | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| KMX | CarMax Inc. | C | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | B | C | C |
| MDB | MongoDB Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare Inc. | C | C | C |
| MORN | Morningstar Inc. | B | C | C |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| MTN | Vail Resorts Inc. | C | C | C |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | C | C | C |
| NET | Cloudfare Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | C | C |
| RGEN | Repligen Corporation | C | B | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | C | C | C |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | B | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| TREX | Trex Company Inc. | C | B | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | B | C | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign Inc. | B | D | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZS | Zscaler Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc. | D | B | D |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | D | C | D |
| BSY | Bentley Systems Incorporated | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy Inc. | D | B | D |
| FND | Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | D |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | D | C | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | C | D |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | B | D |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| MASI | Masimo Corporation | D | C | D |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | D | D |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | D | D |
| NTES | NetEase Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | D | D | D |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | D | C | D |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | D | C | D |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc. | 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
