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 |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | B | B | B |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | C | B |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | B | C | B |
| GLW | Corning Inc | B | C | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | C | C | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | D | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | C |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | D | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group | C | C | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | D | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | D | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | C | C |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| STZ.B | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | C | D | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | C | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | D |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | D | D |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | C | D |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | D | C | D |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B | D | C | D |
| PAGS | PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Class A | D | C | D |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | 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
