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 155 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 | B | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | B | B | B |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | B | C | B |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | B | B |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | B | C | B |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | B | C | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| ET | Energy Transfer, L.P. | C | B | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | C | B |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | D | B |
| JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Public Limited | A | C | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | C | B | B |
| L | Loews Corporation | B | B | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | B | B |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | B | B |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | C | D | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | C | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | D | C | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | A | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | C |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | C | C | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IBM | International Business Machines | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | C | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | C | C | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NI | NiSource Inc | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | D | B | C |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | C | D | C |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | D | C |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored | D | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | C | D | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | B | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | D | B | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | B | C |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | B | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | B | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | C | C |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| LPLA | LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc | C | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | D | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | C | B | C |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | D | C |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | B | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | C |
| VIPS | Vipshop Holdings Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| W | Wayfair, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | B | D | C |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| ZLAB | Zai Lab Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | D | D |
| AVLR | Avalara Inc | D | C | D |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | D | C | D |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | D | D | D |
| CLVT | Clarivate PLC | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | D | C | D |
| CREE | Cree, Inc. | D | D | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | B | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | D | C | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | D | B | D |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | D | D | D |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | D | C | D |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | D | C | D |
| GDS | GDS Holdings Ltd. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | D | C | D |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | C | D |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | C | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | D | C | D |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA | D | C | D |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored | D | C | D |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | D | C | D |
| PDD | Pinduoduo, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | D | C | D |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | D | C | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| SMG | Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Class A | D | C | D |
| STNE | StoneCo Ltd. Class A | D | C | D |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | B | D |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | D | D |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | F | B | 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
