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 98 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 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works Inc. | B | D | B |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| CCK | Crown Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | C | B |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | B |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| EIX | Edison International | B | D | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated Class B | B | C | B |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited | B | B | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | B | C | B |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | B |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | B | C | B |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Crop. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | B | B | B |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | B | D | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | B | D | B |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | B | C | B |
| PNR | Pentair plc | B | C | B |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SNY | Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | B | B |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | B | C | B |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc. | D | B | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | C | D | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard Inc. | C | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | C | C |
| BGNE | BeiGene, Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
| FND | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | D | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | C | C |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | D | B | C |
| ROL | Rollins Inc. | D | C | C |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | C | C | C |
| CLX | Clorox Company | C | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | B | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DISCK | Discovery Inc Class C | C | C | C |
| ENTG | Entegris Inc. | C | C | C |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | C | C | C |
| FB | Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| FFIV | F5 Inc. | C | C | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | B | C | C |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | B | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | C | C | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | C | B | C |
| LBYTK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | C | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | B | C |
| MMM | 3M Company | C | C | C |
| MORN | Morningstar Inc. | B | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | C | C | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| QCOM | Qualcomm Inc. | C | C | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | C | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B | C | B | C |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | B | D | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | F | C | D |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc. | D | C | D |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc. | D | D | D |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | B | D |
| CSGP | CoStar Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SNAP | Snap Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | 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
