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 89 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 |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | A | C | B |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | C | B |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | B | C | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | B | C | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | B | B |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | B | C | B |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | B | C | B |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | B | B |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | B | B | B |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | C | B |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | B | B |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | B | C | B |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | D | B | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | B | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | C | B | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | D | A | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | B | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | B | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | B | C |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | B | C |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | C | B | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | C | C | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | C | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | B | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | B | D | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | C |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | C | B | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | D | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | C | C | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | B | C |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | C | D |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | D | C | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | D | D |
| CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | D | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | D |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | D | C | D |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | D | D |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | C | D |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | D | D | D |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | D | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | D | 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
