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 98 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 |
ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
ACM | AECOM | B | D | B |
BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | C | B |
BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
CASY | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | A | C | B |
CCJ | Cameco Corporation | B | D | B |
CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
DE | Deere & Company | B | B | B |
DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | B | B |
EIX | Edison International | B | C | B |
EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | B | C | B |
FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | D | B |
FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group | B | C | B |
GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | B | B |
MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | A | C | B |
RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
STE | STERIS plc | B | B | B |
STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | B | C | B |
SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | D | B |
TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
WELL | Welltower Inc. | B | B | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | C | C |
ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
APA | APA Corporation | C | D | C |
ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | C | B | C |
BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | C | C |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | C | C | C |
CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | B | C |
CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | D | C |
COP | ConocoPhillips | B | D | C |
H | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A | B | C | C |
HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | C | C | C |
MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | C | C |
NWS | News Corporation Class B | B | C | C |
NWSA | News Corporation Class A | B | C | C |
ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | C | C | C |
ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | C | C |
SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | B | C |
SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | C | C |
TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | C | C | C |
VEEV | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | C | B | C |
WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | B | D | C |
ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | C | C |
AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | D | B | C |
AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | D | C |
AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | C | D | C |
AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | D | C | C |
BTI | British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | C | C |
CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | C | C | C |
CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | C | C | C |
CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | C | C |
EXC | Exelon Corporation | C | C | C |
FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | D | B | C |
FTS | Fortis Inc. | C | C | C |
GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | B | C |
INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | C |
IP | International Paper Company | C | C | C |
KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | C | C | C |
KR | Kroger Co. | C | D | C |
LKQ | LKQ Corporation | C | C | C |
NI | NiSource Inc | C | C | C |
RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | C |
SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | C |
TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | C | C | C |
UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | A | C |
UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | C | C | C |
WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | D | C | D |
BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
GFS | GlobalFoundries Inc. | D | C | D |
GPN | Global Payments Inc. | D | C | D |
HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | D | C | D |
NEM | Newmont Corporation | D | D | D |
NICE | NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
RTX | RTX Corp. | D | C | D |
SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
TEAM | Atlassian Corp Class A | D | C | D |
TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier