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 69 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 | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | B | D | C |
| AXP | American Express Company | C | C | C |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | B | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| EQT | EQT Corporation | C | C | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | B | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | B | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Upgraded: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALLE | Allegion Public Limited Company | B | B | B |
| BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| BRKR | Bruker Corporation | B | B | B |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CFLT | Confluent Inc Class A | B | B | B |
| CI | Cigna Group | B | C | B |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CUBE | CubeSmart | C | B | B |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| HTHT | H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| LI | Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | B | C | B |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | C | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WLK | Westlake Corporation | B | C | B |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | B | C | B |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | B | D | B |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | D | C | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | D | D |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | D | C | D |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | D | C | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | D | D |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | B | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | C | D |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | D | D |
| NI | NiSource Inc | D | C | D |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | D | C | D |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | D | C | D |
| TRU | TransUnion | D | C | D |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | D | B | D |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | C | D | C |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | C | C | C |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | C | C | C |
| SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | 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
