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 88 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 |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | C | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | C | B | B |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | B | B | B |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | B | C | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IAC | IAC/InteractiveCorp. | B | B | B |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | B | C | B |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NTRA | Natera, Inc. | B | D | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SE | Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | D | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | C | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies Inc. | C | D | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | D | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | D | C | C |
| MPS | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | D | C |
| OSH | Oak Street Health, Inc. | C | D | C |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored | D | B | C |
| PDD | Pinduoduo, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | D | B | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | C | D | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | C | C | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | C | B | C |
| AOS | A.O. Smith Corporation | D | C | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | C | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BILI | Bilibili, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class Z | C | C | C |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | C | B | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation CLass A | C | C | C |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | C | B | C |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited | C | B | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | C | C | C |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | C | B | C |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies | C | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | C | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | C | B | C |
| RH | RH | C | B | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | B | C |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | C | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | C | B | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | D | C |
| WRK | WestRock Company | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | D |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | D | C | D |
| DKNG | DraftKings Inc Class A | D | C | D |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | D | C | D |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | D | D |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | F | B | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | D | C | D |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | D | C | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| NVCR | NovoCure Ltd. | C | D | D |
| PENN | Penn National Gaming, Inc. | F | B | D |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | D | D | D |
| TTC | Toro Company | D | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | D | C | 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
