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 47 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 |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | B | C | B |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | B | B |
| GLW | Corning Inc | B | C | B |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | B | B |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | B | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | D | B |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| WRK | WestRock Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | D | C |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | D | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | D | C | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | C | B | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | B | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | C |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | D |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | D | C | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | B | D |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | C | D |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | D | C | D |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 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
