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 153 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 |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | B | B | B |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BIP | Brookefield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | B | B | B |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | A | D | B |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| DT | Dynatrace, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | B |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FE | First Energy Corp. | A | D | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | B | B | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | B | C | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | B | C | B |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | B | C | B |
| MANH | Manhattan Associates Inc. | B | B | B |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | A | B | B |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties Inc. | B | B | B |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| RH | Restoration Hardware | B | B | B |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | B | C | B |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | B | C | B |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | B | C | B |
| WM | Waste Managment Inc. | B | C | B |
| WPC | W.P. Carey Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | C | D | C |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc. | D | B | C |
| AME | AMETEK Inc. | D | C | C |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology Inc. | C | C | C |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | C | C |
| BBD | Banco Bradescor S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| EIX | Edison International | C | C | C |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | C | D | C |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc. | C | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Sponsored | D | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | C | C |
| LEA | Lear Corporation | D | C | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | C | C | C |
| MDLZ | Monselez International Inc, Class A | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | C |
| MMM | 3M Company | C | C | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | F | C |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | D | B | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | C | D | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | A | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies | C | C | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | B | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | C |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | C | C | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc. | D | B | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign Inc. | C | D | C |
| WOLF | Woldspeed Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | C | B | C |
| BILI | Bilibili Inc Sponsored ADR Class Z | C | C | C |
| BILL | Bill.com Holdings Inc. | B | C | C |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | B | D | C |
| CARR | Carrier Global Corp | C | B | C |
| CB | Chubb Limited | C | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | B | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co. | C | C | C |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings Inc. | B | C | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | C | C |
| FFIV | F5 Networks Inc. | C | C | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial | C | B | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | B | C |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories Inc. | C | C | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| LI | Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B. Liberty Sirius XM | C | C | C |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries Inc. | C | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MORN | Morningstar Inc. | B | C | C |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. | B | D | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | C | C |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| NWSA | News Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| PEN | Penumbra Inc. | C | B | C |
| PKI | PerkinElmer Inc. | C | C | C |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | C | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | D | C |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | C | C | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TPR | Tapestry Inc. | C | B | C |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | C | B | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies | D | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ALLE | Allegion Plc | D | C | D |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| AWK | American Water Works Company | D | C | D |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | D | D | D |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHTR | Charter Communications Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group Inc | F | C | D |
| DOCU | DocuSign Inc. | D | C | D |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | D | B | D |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | D | C | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited | D | C | D |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | D | B | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | D | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | B | D |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NIO | NIO Inc. | F | C | D |
| NTES | NetEase Inc. | D | C | D |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | D | C | D |
| OKTA | Okta Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| PINS | Pinterest Inc. Class A | F | B | D |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROKU | Roku Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | F | B | D |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co. | D | C | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | D | C | D |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation | D | D | D |
| SQ | Square Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TWTR | Twitter Inc. | C | D | D |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | 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.
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
