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 76 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 |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | B | B | B |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| BRO | Brown & Brown Inc. | B | C | B |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A | B | C | B |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C | B | C | B |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | B | C | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | B | B | B |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | B | C | B |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LSXMK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C | B | C | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | D | B |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | D | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | D | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TGT | Target Corporation | B | C | B |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VER | VEREIT, Inc. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AOS | A.O. Smith Corporation | D | C | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | D | B | C |
| ESTC | Elastic NV | C | C | C |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| FTS | Fortic Inc. | C | D | C |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | B | C |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | D | B | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | D | B | C |
| LAD | Lithia Motors, Inc. | D | B | C |
| LIN | Linde Plc | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies Inc. | C | D | C |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | C | D | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | D | B | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc. | D | A | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR | D | B | C |
| TCOM | Trip.Com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company | C | C | C |
| UBER | Uber Technologies Inc. | D | C | C |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc., Class B | D | C | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APTV | Aptiv Plc. | B | C | C |
| BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. Class C | C | C | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | C | C | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | C | A | C |
| NUAN | Nuance Communications, Inc. | B | D | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | B | C |
| RH | Restoration Hardware | C | B | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co. | B | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | C | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies Plc | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza Inc. | D | C | D |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | D | C | D |
| EBAR | eBay Inc. | D | C | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | D | D |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | D | B | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| MELI | MercadoLibre Inc. | D | C | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PDD | Pinduoduo Inc. | D | B | D |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | D | C | D |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | D | D | D |
| TXG | 10x Genomics Inc Class A | D | B | D |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public | D | C | D |
| WRK | WestRock Company | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
