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 150 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 |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | B | B | B |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | B | C | B |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | B | C | B |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | B | C | B |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | B | B | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | C | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | B | B | B |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | B | C | B |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | B | B | B |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | C | B |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | B | C | B |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | B | B |
| J | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| JLL | Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | B | C | B |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | B | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | C | B |
| KR | Kroger Co. | B | C | B |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | B | B |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored | B | C | B |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | B | C | B |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | C | B |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | B | C | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | B | B |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | A | B | B |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | A | B |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| WRK | WestRock Company | B | C | B |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | B | B |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| XPO | XPO Logistics, Inc. | B | B | B |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | C | C |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | D | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | D | C | C |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | C | C | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | B | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | C | C |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | D | B | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | C | D | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | C | B | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | D | C | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | C | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | C | D | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | F | C |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | C | C | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | D | B | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | B | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B | C | D | C |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | D | C | C |
| Y | Alleghany Corporation | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| AES | AES Corporation | B | D | C |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVLR | Avalara Inc | C | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | B | C | C |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHGG | Chegg, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | B | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | D | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | C | C |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | C | B | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | C | B | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | C | B | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | C | B | C |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | C | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | B | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | B | D | C |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | C | D |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | B | D |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CLX | Clorox Company | D | D | D |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | D | C | D |
| GDS | GDS Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | D | D | D |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | D | C | D |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | D | C | D |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | D | C | D |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | D | C | D |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | D | B | D |
| RNG | RingCentral, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | D |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | 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
