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 92 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 |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ARES | Ares Management Corporation | B | D | C |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | C | C | C |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | C | C | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| EIX | Edison International | B | C | C |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One | C | B | C |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | B | D | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | C |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | D | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | B | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | C | C | C |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| TT | Trane Technologies plc | C | B | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
| BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | B | C | B |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | B | C | B |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | D | B |
| FIVE | Five Below, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | B | C | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | B | C | B |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | B | D | B |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | C | B | B |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | B | C | B |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | B |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | D | C | D |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | D | C | D |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | D | D | D |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | B | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | C | D | D |
| KKR | KKR & Co Inc | D | D | D |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | D | D | D |
| MMM | 3M Company | D | B | D |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NICE | NICE Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | C | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | F | B | D |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | D | B | D |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | B | C | C |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | C | C | C |
| NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | D | C | C |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| STE | STERIS Plc | C | D | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | D | B | C |
| VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | D | C | C |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc | D | B | 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
