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 72 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 |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | C | B | B |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | B | B | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
| DISCA | Discovery Inc., Class A | B | B | B |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. | B | C | B |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | B | C | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group | B | C | B |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | B | B | B |
| RH | Restoration Hardware | B | B | B |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | B | C | B |
| SNP | China Petroleum &Chemical | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage | B | B | B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited | B | C | B |
| TLK | PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | D | C | C |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | C | D | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | D | C | C |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | D | B | C |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza Inc. | C | D | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd Sponsored | D | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | C | D | C |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | D | B | C |
| LOGI | Logitech International | D | B | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | C | D | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | B | C |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson | D | C | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AXON | Azon Enterprise Inc | C | C | C |
| BIO.B | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International | B | D | C |
| RGEN | Repligen Corporation | C | B | C |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AVLR | Avalara Inc | D | C | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | D |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | D | B | D |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | D | B | D |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group | D | B | D |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology | D | B | D |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | D | B | D |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | D | C | D |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | D | B | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
