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 129 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 |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BILI | Bilibili, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class Z | B | C | B |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | B | C | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | B | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EQR | Equity Residential | B | C | B |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | C | B | B |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | B | C | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | C | B |
| L | Loews Corporation | B | C | B |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | B | C | B |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | B | C | B |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | B | C | B |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | C | B |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | B | B | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | B | C | B |
| SHOP | Shopify, Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | C | B | B |
| WELL | Welltower, Inc. | B | D | B |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | C | D | C |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | C | C |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | D | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | B | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | D | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | C | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | C | C |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | C | B | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | D | B | C |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | C | D | C |
| RE | Everest Re Group, Ltd. | D | B | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | D | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | D | C | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ALC | Alcon AG | C | C | C |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | C | C | C |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | B | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | C | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | B | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | C | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | C | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | B | D | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | D | C |
| FIVE | Five Below, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | C | B | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | B | C |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | B | D | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc | C | B | C |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored | B | C | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | C | C |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TXG | 10x Genomics Inc Class A | C | B | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| VER | VEREIT, Inc. | B | D | C |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AES | AES Corporation | D | C | D |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | D | D |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | D | B | D |
| BHP | BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| CHGG | Chegg, Inc. | D | B | D |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | D | C | D |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | D | C | D |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | D | B | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | D | C | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | D | D |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | D | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | B | D |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MASI | Masimo Corporation | D | C | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| MMM | 3M Company | D | C | D |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | D | C | D |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
| OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc | D | C | D |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | D | C | D |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | F | C | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | D | B | 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
