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 87 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 |
AAPL | Apple Inc. | B | C | B |
AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | B | D | B |
BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs | B | C | B |
BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
DE | Deere & Company | B | B | B |
EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | D | B |
IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | B |
LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | D | B |
MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | B | D | B |
NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | B |
SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | B | C | B |
SPOT | Spotify Technology SA | B | D | B |
STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | B | C | B |
TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | D | B |
VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | B | B | B |
VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AIG | American International Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | C | C |
CCJ | Cameco Corporation | B | D | C |
CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | C | C | C |
CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | C | C |
EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | C |
GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | C | B | C |
GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | C |
HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | C | B | C |
JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
MCO | Moody's Corporation | C | C | C |
MGM | MGM Resorts International | B | C | C |
MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | C | C |
NWS | News Corporation Class B | B | C | C |
NWSA | News Corporation Class A | B | C | C |
PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | B | C |
SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
STE | STERIS plc | C | B | C |
TOST | Toast, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | C | C | C |
UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | C | B | C |
XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ALL | Allstate Corporation | C | D | C |
CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | C | C |
EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
EQT | EQT Corporation | C | D | C |
GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | C | C | C |
RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | C | D | C |
WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | F | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | C | D |
ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | D |
GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | D | B | D |
GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | D |
GLW | Corning Inc | D | C | D |
GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | B | D |
INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | D |
LKQ | LKQ Corporation | D | C | D |
MS | Morgan Stanley | D | C | D |
NICE | NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | D |
VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | C | D |
WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A | D | D | D |
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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier