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 74 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 |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | B | B | B |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| ET | Energy Transfer, L.P. | B | C | B |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | C | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | B | C | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
| RDS.B | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LAD | Lithia Motors, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | D | B | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | D | C | C |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | D | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | C | C |
| AZO | AutoZone, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | B | D | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CVNA | Carvana Co. Class A | C | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | C | B | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | C | B | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | B | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | C | B | C |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | B | D | C |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | C | B | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | D | B | D |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | F | C | D |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | D | C | D |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | D | C | D |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation | C | F | D |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | B | D |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | D | C | D |
| NTCO | Natura & Co Holding SA Sponsored | D | C | D |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | D | D | D |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | D |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | D | B | D |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | C | D |
| WSO | Watsco, Inc. | D | C | D |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
