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 60 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 |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | B | C | B |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | B | C | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | B | C | B |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | B | C | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | D | B |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | C | C | C |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | F | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | D | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | D | B | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | C | C | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | C | B | C |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | B | C | C |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | C | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | D |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALC | Alcon, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | D |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | D |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | D | C | D |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | D | C | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | D | C | D |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | D | C | D |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | D | D | D |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | D | C | D |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 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
