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 84 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 |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | B | B |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| FFIV | F5 Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | B | C | B |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | B | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | C | B |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | B | C | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | C | B | C |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies | C | C | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | B | C |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | C | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | D | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | C | C | C |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | C | A | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | C | C | C |
| PLAN | Anaplan, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TAL | TAL Education Group Sponsored | B | C | C |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | B | D | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | D | B | D |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | D | C | D |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | D | D | D |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | D | B | D |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | D |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | D | D | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | C | D |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | D | D | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | F | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | D | C | D |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | D | B | D |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | D | D | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | D | C | D |
| TRU | TransUnion | D | C | D |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | C | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | D | D |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | F | C | D |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 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
