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 |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | B | C | B |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | C | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | C | B |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | B | C | B |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | B | B |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | B | C | B |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | B | C | B |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | C | B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | B | C | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | B | B |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | B | C | B |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | C | B |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | B |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | B |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | B |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | C | B |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | B | B | B |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | C |
| ALC | Alcon, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | D | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| F | Ford Motor Company | D | B | C |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | C | C |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | D | C | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | D | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | D | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | C | C |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | B | C |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | D | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | B | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | C | C | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | B | D | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | C | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | D | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | B | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | D | C | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab 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
