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 89 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 |
| ABC | AmerisoureBergen Corporation | B | B | B |
| ALC | Alcon AG | B | C | B |
| AWK | American Water Works Company | B | C | B |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
| CB | Chubb Limited | B | C | B |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | B | C | B |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | B |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | B | D | B |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | B | B | B |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB | C | B | B |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | B | C | B |
| IVZ | Invezco Ltd. | B | B | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | C | B |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | B | B | B |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | B | B |
| MKC.V | Merck & Co. Inc. | B | B | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | B | B |
| NWS | News Corporation Class B | B | B | B |
| NWSA | News Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | B | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | A | D | B |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SNA | Snap-On Incorporated | B | C | B |
| SO | Southern Company | B | C | B |
| URI | United Rentals Inc. | B | C | B |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | B | C | B |
| WHR | Whirpool Corporation | B | C | B |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANSS | ANSYS Inc. | D | C | C |
| ARGX | argenx SE ADR | D | C | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | D | C | C |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. | D | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | C | C | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein Inc. | D | C | C |
| KL | Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. | D | C | C |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | C | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABNB | Airbnb Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| BURL | Burlington Stores Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies Inc. | C | C | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc. | C | B | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | B | C | C |
| IAC | IAC/InteractiveCorp. | C | C | C |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | C | C |
| MDB | MongoDB Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. CLass A | C | B | C |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | C | B | C |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | C | C | C |
| RDS.B | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class B | B | D | C |
| TRU | TransUnion | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign Inc. | B | D | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | D | C | D |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com inc. | D | C | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| GDRX | GoodRx Holdings Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| LEA | Lear Corporation | D | D | D |
| MMM | 3M Company | D | C | D |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. | D | D | D |
| NTES | NetEase Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| QRVO | Qorvo Inc. | D | C | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | D | C | D |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc. | D | C | D |
| TTC | Toro Company | 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
