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 81 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 |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | B | B |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | B |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | A | D | B |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | B | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | D | B |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | C | A | B |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | C | B |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | D | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | D | C | C |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | D | B | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | B | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | A | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | D | C | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | B | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | C | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | B | style="text-align: center">C |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | B | C | C |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | C | C | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | C | C | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | B | C |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | C | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | B | C | C |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | B | C | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | D | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| TIF | Tiffany & Co. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | D | D |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | B | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | D | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | D | B | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | D | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| STT | State Street Corporation | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | 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
