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 73 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 |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | B | B |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | B | B | B |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | C | B | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | C | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | B | D | B |
| MDB | MongoDB, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PPD | PPD, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | D | B |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TRGP | Targa Resources Corp. | B | B | B |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | D | C |
| AVLR | Avalara Inc | C | C | C |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | C | D | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | D | C | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | C | C | C |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | C | C | C |
| WORK | Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ATH | Athene Holding Ltd. Class A | C | C | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | C | C |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | C | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | C | C | C |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | D | D |
| IPGP | IPG Photonics Corporation | D | C | D |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | D | D | D |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | D | D |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | 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
