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 74 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 |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | B | B |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | 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 |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | C | C | C |
| MMM | 3M Company | C | C | C |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | C | D | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | B | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | B | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | D | C |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | C | D | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| BIDU | Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | C | B | C |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | C | B | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | C | B | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | C | B | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | C |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | B | C | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | B | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | D | D |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | D | B | D |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AZO | AutoZone, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | D |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | D |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | D | D | D |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | D | D | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | D | D | D |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | C | D |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | D | D |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | D | C | D |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | F | B | D |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | D | C | D |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SO | Southern Company | D | C | D |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | D |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | B | D |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | B | D |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | C | D |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
