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 55 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 |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | A | B |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | D | B | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | D | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | C |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | D | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | C | D | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | C | D | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | B | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | C | C | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | B | C |
| KL | Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. | C | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | B | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored | B | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | C | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | C | C |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | B | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | D | C | D |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | C | D |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | D | C | D |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | D | C | D |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | D | C | D |
| LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | C | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | B | D |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | C | D |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | D | B | D |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | D | D | D |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | D | B | 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
