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 71 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 |
| BG | Bunge Limited | B | C | B |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | B | B | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | C | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | C | B | B |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | B | B | B |
| NWSA | News Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| AQN | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | B | C |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | B | C |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | D | B | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | C | C |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | D | C | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | B | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | D | C | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | C | C | C |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | B | D | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | C | C | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | C | B | C |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | C | C | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | B | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | B | C |
| TAL | TAL Education Group Sponsored | B | C | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | D | B | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | F | B | D |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | D | B | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | D | C | D |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | D | C | D |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | D |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | D | B | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | C | D |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | D | C | D |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | F | C | D |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | D | D | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | B | D |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | D | B | D |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | D | D | D |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | F | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | D | D |
| WRK | WestRock Company | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
