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 67 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 |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| GLW | Corning Inc | B | C | B |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | B |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | B | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corporation | C | D | C |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | C | D | C |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | C | C | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | B | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | D | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | B | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | B | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | 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 |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | D |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | D | C | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | D | D |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | D | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | D | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | D |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | D | C | D |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | D | B | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | B | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | B | D |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | D | C | D |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | D |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | F | B | D |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | 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
