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 61 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 | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | C | B | B |
BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | B | C | B |
DB | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | B | C | B |
DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | C | B |
GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | C | B |
HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | B | C | B |
NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | B |
SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | B | C | B |
SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | B | C | B |
TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company | B | C | B |
TFC | Truist Finanical Corporation | B | C | B |
VICI | VICI Properties Inc. | B | C | B |
ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. | B | B | B |
Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | D | C |
FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | C | C |
FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB | C | C | C |
HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd | C | C | C |
ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | C | D | C |
TT | Trane Technologies plc | D | C | C |
WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | C | C | C |
WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited | C | D | C |
Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
AMBD | ABIOMED, Inc. | C | C | C |
APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. | B | D | C |
AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | C | C |
AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
CE | Celanese Corporation | C | B | C |
IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | C | C |
ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | C | B | C |
KKR | KKR & Co Inc | B | D | C |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | C |
LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | C | B | C |
MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | B | C |
MAS | Masco Corporation | C | B | C |
MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | C | C | C |
PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | B | C |
PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | B | C | C |
POOL | Pool Corporation | C | B | C |
RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | C | C |
SBNY | Signature Bank | C | B | C |
SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | C | C |
SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | B | C |
WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
WTRG | Essential Utilities Inc. | C | C | C |
XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | B | C | C |
ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | D | C | D |
CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | D | C | D |
CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | D | C | D |
ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | D | C | D |
JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | D | D |
LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | B | D |
SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, 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