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 84 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 |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CARR | Carrier Global Corp. | B | B | B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | B |
| FERG | Ferguson Plc | B | C | B |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | B | B | B |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | B | B | B |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | B | C | B |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | C | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | B | B |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | B | B | B |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | C | B |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | B | D | B |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B | B | C | B |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | C | B |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | C | B |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | C | C |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | C | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | C |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | C | C | C |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | D | B | C |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| SKM | Sk Telecom Co Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | C | C | C |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | F | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | C |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. | B | D | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | B | D | C |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | B | C | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | C | C |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | C | C | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. | B | D | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | C |
| NLOK | NortonLifeLock Inc. | C | D | C |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | D | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| SBNY | Signature Bank | C | B | C |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | C | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | C | B | C |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | D | C | D |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | D | C | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | C | D |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | D | C | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| U | Unity Software, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WRK | WestRock 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
