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 103 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 |
| AME | AMETEK Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | B | C | B |
| AWK | American Water Works Company Inc. | B | C | B |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | B | C | B |
| BRKR | Bruker Corporation | B | C | B |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | B |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | B | C | B |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | B | B | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | B | C | B |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | A | C | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | B | B |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | B | B | B |
| LI | Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | C | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | D | B |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | B | B | B |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | B | C | B |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp. Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | B | B | B |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | B | B | B |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VST | Vistra Corp. | A | C | B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | C | B |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CLZ | Clorox Company | C | D | C |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories Inc. | C | C | C |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| LYFT | Lyft, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | C | C |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | C | C | C |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | C | C | C |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TER | Teradyne Inc. | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc. | C | B | C |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works Inc. | B | D | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings INc. | C | C | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | B | D | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery Inc Class B | C | D | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc. | C | C | C |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems Inc. | C | B | C |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | B | C |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A | B | C | C |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc. | C | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | C | B | C |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | D | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | C | C | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporated Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TRU | TransUnion | B | D | C |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | C |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| VMW | VMware Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| VTR | Ventas Inc. | B | D | C |
| WAL | Western Alliance Bancorp | C | C | C |
| ZS | Zscaler Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APTV | Aptiv Plc | D | D | D |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | D | D | D |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | D | D |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc. | D | C | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | D | D | D |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | D | D | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | C | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | 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
