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 114 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 |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | B | C | B |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | B | C | B |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | B | B |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EQR | Equity Residential | B | C | B |
| FFIV | F5 Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | B | C | B |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | C | B |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | B | B | B |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | B | B |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | B | B | B |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | B | B |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | B | C | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | B | B |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | B | B | B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | B |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | B | D | B |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | B | B |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | A | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | B | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | C | B |
| WRK | WestRock Company | A | D | B |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | C |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | C | C |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored | C | C | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | B | C |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | C | C | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | C | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | C | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| DKNG | DraftKings Inc Class A | C | D | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | D | C | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | C | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | D | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | C | C |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | D | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | C | C | C |
| RUN | Sunrun Inc. | C | D | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | D | B | C |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | D | C | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | B | C |
| TTE | TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | C | C | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | D | B | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | B | C |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | C | C | C |
| BILI | Bilibili, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class Z | B | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | C | C | C |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | C | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | C | B | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | C | B | C |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | C | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | D | C |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corporation | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | F | B | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | B | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | D | D |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | D | C | D |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | D | C | D |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA Sponsored | D | C | D |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | D | C | D |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | D | D | D |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | D | D | D |
| W | Wayfair, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | D | D | D |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
