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 80 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 |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | B | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | C | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | C | B |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | B | C | B |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | B | B | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | D | B |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | B | C | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | C | B |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored | D | C | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | 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 |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited | D | C | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | C | C |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | C | C | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | C | D | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored | D | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | C | D | C |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | C | B | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | B | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | C | B | C |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | B | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | C | C |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | C | B | 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 | D | D |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | D |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | D | 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 |
| HES | Hess Corporation | D | D | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | D | C | D |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | D | C | D |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty | D | D | D |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | D | C | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | B | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | D | C | D |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | D |
| STZ.B | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B | D | B | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | 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
