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 77 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 |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | B | B |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | B | D | B |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology | B | C | B |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | B | C | B |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GLW | Corning Inc | B | B | B |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | C | B |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | C | B |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | B | B |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VIAC | ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| VIACA | ViacomCBS Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | C | C | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | C | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | D | B | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | B | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | D | B | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | D | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| MMM | 3M Company | C | C | C |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | C | D | C |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | B | C |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | C | D | C |
| WRK | WestRock Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | C | C | C |
| F | Ford Motor Company | C | B | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | C | B | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | B | C | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | C | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | C | C |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | F | C | D |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | D | C | D |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | D | C | D |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | C | D |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | D | C | D |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | D | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
