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 119 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 | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | B | C | B |
ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | B | C | B |
ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | B | B |
BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | B | B | B |
CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | B | B |
CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | B | B | B |
CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | B | B |
COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | B | B |
CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | B | B |
DE | Deere & Company | B | B | B |
DG | Dollar General Corporation | B | C | B |
DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | B | C | B |
ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | B | B | B |
FDX | FedEx Corporation | B | C | B |
GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | B | C | B |
GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
K | Kellogg Company | B | C | B |
KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
MAR | Marriott International, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
MDB | MongoDB, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | B | B | B |
NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | B | B | B |
ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
PG | Procter & Gamble Company | B | C | B |
PSX | Phillips 66 | B | B | B |
UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | B | D | B |
WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
AES | AES Corporation | C | C | C |
ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | C | C | C |
BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | B | C |
BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | C | B | C |
ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | B | C |
ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | B | C |
EIX | Edison International | C | C | C |
EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | C | C | C |
FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | B | C | C |
FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One | B | D | C |
FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | B | D | C |
GRAB | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | C | C | C |
HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | C | C | C |
HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | B | D | C |
MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | B | C |
SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | C | C |
TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
AIG | American International Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
ALL | Allstate Corporation | C | D | C |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
CCL | Carnival Corporation | C | D | C |
CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | D | B | C |
CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | C | C |
FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | D | C | C |
KR | Kroger Co. | C | C | C |
LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | C | C | C |
MO | Altria Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | F | C |
NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | C | C | C |
RBA | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated | C | C | C |
RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | D | C | C |
SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | D | B | C |
STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
TER | Teradyne, Inc. | C | C | C |
TGT | Target Corporation | C | C | C |
TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | C | C | C |
WLK | Westlake Corporation | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AEE | Ameren Corporation | D | C | D |
AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | F | D | D |
BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | B | D |
CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | D | D | D |
DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | D | C | D |
ETR | Entergy Corporation | D | C | D |
EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | D | C | D |
EXC | Exelon Corporation | D | C | D |
FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | D | D |
JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | D | C | D |
KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | D | C | D |
LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | D | C | D |
LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | D | C | D |
NI | NiSource Inc | D | C | D |
NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D |
PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | C | D |
PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | D | C | D |
PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | D | B | D |
TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | D | D | D |
TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | D |
VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | B | D |
WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | B | D |
WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | D | C | D |
XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier