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 97 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 |
| ABMD | American Water Works Company, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | B | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| GFL Environmental Inc | Seagen, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | B | C | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | B | B |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | B | B | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | B | C | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | B |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | A | C | B |
| T | AT&T Inc. | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | C | B |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | A | C | B |
| XPEV | XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A | B | C | B |
| ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. | B | B | B |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | D | C |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NIO | NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | D | C |
| U | Unity Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | C | C | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | C | C |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc. | B | C | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | C | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | C | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | C | C |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | C | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | B | C | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| JD | JD.com Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | C | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | B | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | D | C | D |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | D | C | D |
| PARA | Paramount Global Class B | D | C | D |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | D | C | D |
| PKX | POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR | F | B | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | D | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | C | D |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
