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 62 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 |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | B | D | B |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | B |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | B | C | B |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | C | B |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | B | C | B |
| JD | JD.com Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | D | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | B | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | C | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | C | B |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | B | B | B |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | D | B |
| SBNY | Signature Bank | B | B | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | C | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | B | B |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, inc. | C | C | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMI | Cumminc Inc. | C | C | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | C | C | C |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | C | D | C |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | C | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | C | D | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | D | C |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | D | B | C |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | F | C |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | C | B | C |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | B | C | C |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | C | B | C |
| BKI | Black Knight Inc. | C | B | C |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc. | B | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | C | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | B | C |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company | C | C | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc. | B | C | C |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | D | D |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB | D | C | D |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | D |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | D | D | D |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TT | Trane Technologies Plc | 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
