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 37 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 |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | B | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | D | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | C | C | C |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | C | C | C |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | C |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | B | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| PAGS | PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Class A | B | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | B | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | B | D |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation | D | C | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | D | D |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | D | 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
