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 75 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 |
AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | B | B | B |
BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
CE | Celanese Corporation | B | D | B |
DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | B | C | B |
FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | C | B |
FTS | Fortis Inc. | B | C | B |
GGG | Graco Inc. | B | C | B |
ICLR | ICON Plc | B | C | B |
ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | B | B |
KKR | KKR & Co Inc | B | B | B |
LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | C | B |
MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | B | C | B |
OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | C | B |
PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | B | C | B |
SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | D | B |
TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
WLK | Westlake Corporation | B | D | B |
WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | C | C | C |
AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
CB | Chubb Limited | C | B | C |
CI | Cigna Group | C | C | C |
ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | B | C | C |
EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | C | C |
HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | C | D | C |
HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | C | C | C |
PCG | PG&E Corporation | B | C | C |
PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
TER | Teradyne, Inc. | C | C | C |
UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | C | C | C |
UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | C | B | C |
VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
BALL | Ball Corporation | C | C | C |
BN | Brookfield Corporation | C | C | C |
CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
COF | Capital One Financial Corp | C | B | C |
CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | B | C | C |
EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | C |
JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | C |
KIM | Kimco Realty Corporation | D | B | C |
NDSN | Nordson Corporation | C | C | C |
PPL | PPL Corporation | C | C | C |
QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | C | C | C |
VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
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Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
CLX | Clorox Company | D | B | D |
CNC | Centene Corporation | D | C | D |
CVX | Chevron Corporation | D | C | D |
ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | D | C | D |
GPN | Global Payments Inc. | D | C | D |
HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | D |
KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | D | B | D |
MO | Altria Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | D | D | D |
OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | D | D | D |
RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | D | D |
RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | D | C | D |
T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | D |
TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | D | C | D |
UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | B | D |
VICI | VICI Properties Inc | D | C | D |
WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | D | C | 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,
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Louis Navellier