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 73 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: Hold to Buy | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ABMD | ABIOMED, Inc. | B | C | B |
ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | B |
CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | B | B |
CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | B | D | B |
CDW | CDW Corp. | B | C | B |
DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | B | B | B |
DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | C | B |
FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group | B | C | B |
FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | B | C | B |
FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B |
GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | B | C | B |
IT | Gartner, Inc. | B | C | B |
LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
LIN | Linde plc | B | C | B |
LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | B | B | B |
MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | C | B |
MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | B | B | B |
MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | B | C | B |
MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | B | C | B |
NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | B | C | B |
OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
RMD | ResMed Inc. | B | C | B |
STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | B | B |
TT | Trane Technologies plc | B | C | B |
URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | B | B |
VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | B | B | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | C | B | C |
BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | B | C |
BHVN | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | B | C | C |
BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | B | C | C |
CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
E | Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | A | C |
FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | C | C | C |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | C | C | C |
L | Loews Corporation | B | D | C |
NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ABB | ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 1 Sh | C | C | C |
AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | D | C |
BIIB | Biogen Inc. | B | B | B |
BNTX | BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | D | B | C |
GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | C | C | C |
GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | C | C | C |
NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | D | C |
NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | C | C | C |
PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | C | C | C |
TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | C |
TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | C | D | C |
WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | B | C |
WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | C | C | C |
ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
BAC | Bank of America Corp | D | C | D |
BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
MGA | Magna International Inc. | D | D | D |
NIO | NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | D | D | D |
VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | D | D |
VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | 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