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 57 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 |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | B | B | B |
| BALL | Ball Corporation | B | C | B |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | B | C | B |
| BZ | Kanzhun Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | B | C | B |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | B | C | B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | B | B | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APP | AppLovin Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | C | C | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | C | C |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | C |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | C | B | C |
| LCID | Lucid Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | D | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | C | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Incorporated | D | C | D |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | D | D |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | D | D | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| NIO | NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | D | D | D |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | D | B | D |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | C | F | D |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | D | D | 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
