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 74 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 |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GME | GameStop Corp. Class A | B | D | B |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | C | B |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | B | B |
| PHM | PulteGroup, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SBNY | Signature Bank | B | B | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | B | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | C | B |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | D | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | C | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | D | C |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACN | Accenture Plc Class A | C | C | C |
| ALL | Allstate Corpoartion | B | D | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | B | D | C |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | B | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | C | C |
| EBR | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponored ADR | C | B | C |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | C | C | C |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | B | C | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | B | C | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | C | B | C |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | C | B | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WELL | Welltower Corporation | C | C | C |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | C | 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 |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | D | C | D |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | D | D |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponosred ADR Pdf | D | B | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | D |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | C | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co,. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 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
