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 68 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AER | AerCap Holdings NV | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | C |
| BHVN | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | B | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | B | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | C | C | C |
| SGEN | Seagen, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | B | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | D | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
| Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | B | D | B |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | B | B | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | B | B | B |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | B | C | B |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group | B | C | B |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | A | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | C | B |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | B | C | B |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | B | C | B |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | B | C | B |
| UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | B | D | B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | B | C | B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | C | B |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | D | D |
| DELL | Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C | C | D | D |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | D | D |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | D |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| KKR | KKR & Co Inc | C | D | D |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | D | D | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | D |
| TGT | Target Corporation | D | D | D |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | D | D | D |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | D | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| HTHT | H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR | C | F | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | D | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | C | C | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
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,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
