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 54 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 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | B |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored | B | B | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | D | B |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | B | B | B |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | B |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | D | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | D | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | B | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | D | A | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | D | C | C |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | B | C | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | C | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | D | C |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | C | A | C |
| GLPG | Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | C | C |
| RCEL | AVITA Therapeutics, Inc. | C | C | C |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | D | B | D |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | D | D | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | B | D |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | D | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | D | B | 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
