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 128 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 |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | B | D | B |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | C | B | B |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | D | B |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| GE | General Electric Company | B | C | B |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | B | B | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | C | B |
| INFO | IHS Markit Ltd. | B | D | B |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | B | B | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | B |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PRAH | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PSA | Public Storage | A | D | B |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | B | C | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | B | C | B |
| RS | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | B | B | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | B | C | B |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | B | B |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | B | C | B |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZNGA | Zynga Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | B | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | D | C | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | D | B | C |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | D | C | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CB | Chubb Limited | C | C | C |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | C | C | C |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | D | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| GDS | GDS Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | C | D | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | D | B | C |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | D | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | D | B | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | D | C |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | D | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | C | C | C |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | D | B | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | C | C |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | D | C | C |
| WELL | Welltower, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | B | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| CVNA | Carvana Co. Class A | B | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | B | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | D | C |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KR | Kroger Co. | B | D | C |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | B | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | C | C |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SHOP | Shopify, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | C | B | C |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | C | C |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | D | C | C |
| XPO | XPO Logistics, Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | B | D |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | C | D |
| CPRT | Copart, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DBX | Dropbox, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | D | D | D |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | D | C | D |
| MASI | Masimo Corporation | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | C | D |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | D | C | D |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | D | B | D |
| TDOC | Teladoc Health, Inc. | D | D | D |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WCN | Waste Connections, 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
