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 99 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:
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | C | B | C |
ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | C | C | C |
PODD | Insulet Corporation | C | B | C |
CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | B | C |
PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
AXP | American Express Company | C | C | C |
PG | Procter & Gamble Company | B | C | C |
YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | C | C | C |
PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | C |
CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | C | C | C |
CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
TXT | Textron Inc. | C | C | C |
MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
TJX | TJX Companies Inc | C | C | C |
MAS | Masco Corporation | C | C | C |
BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
DELL | Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C | C | C | C |
WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | D | C |
MO | Altria Group Inc | C | D | C |
BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | B | C | C |
LCID | Lucid Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | C |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | B | C | B |
MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | B | C | B |
DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | B | B |
WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
WSO | Watsco, Inc. | B | C | B |
AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | B | C | B |
LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | B | C | B |
CMI | Cummins Inc. | B | C | B |
CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | B |
UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
CPT | Camden Property Trust | C | B | B |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | B | B | B |
CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | B | B | B |
FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | B | D | B |
MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | D | B |
MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | D | B |
CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | D | B |
CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | B | B | B |
FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | B | B | B |
CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | B | B |
SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | D | C | D |
EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | D | D | D |
BA | Boeing Company | D | D | D |
PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | D |
CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | D | F | D |
SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | D |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | D | D |
SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
NEM | Newmont Corporation | D | D | D |
CARR | Carrier Global Corp. | D | B | D |
INTC | Intel Corporation | D | D | D |
SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | C | D |
LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc Class B | D | C | D |
UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
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CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | C | C | C |
EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | C | B | C |
SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | D | C |
MCO | Moody's Corporation | C | D | C |
ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | C | D | C |
ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | C | C | C |
APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | D | C |
ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | C | C |
DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | C | D | C |
ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | C | C | C |
OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | C | C | C |
TRMB | Trimble Inc. | C | C | C |
GGG | Graco Inc. | C | C | C |
YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
ABB | ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 1 Sh | C | C | C |
TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | D | C |
VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier