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 48 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 |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | B | B | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | B | B | B |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | B | C | B |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corporation | C | D | C |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| F | Ford Motor Company | D | B | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | C | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | D | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | D | C |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | B | C | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | C | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | B | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | B | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | D |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | D | C | D |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | D | C | D |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | D | D |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | 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
