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 79 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 |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| CI | Cigna Group | B | C | B |
| CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | B | C | B |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | B | C | B |
| LPLA | LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | B | B | B |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | B | C | B |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc. | B | C | B |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | B | C | B |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALC | Alcon AG | C | C | C |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | B | D | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | B | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | C | C | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | C | C |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | B | C | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | B | C |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | B | D | C |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | B | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | C | D | C |
| EBR | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | D | C | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | D | C |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | D | C | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | C | C | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | D | B | C |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| APA | APA Corporation | D | D | D |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | D | C | D |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | D | D | D |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | D | D | D |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc | D | C | D |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | F | C | D |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | C | D |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | D | C | D |
| KR | Kroger Co. | D | C | D |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | D | C | D |
| REXR | Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | D | C | D |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | D | C | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| WLK | Westlake Corporation | D | C | D |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | D | 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,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
