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 121 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 | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | B | D | B |
| AER | AerCap Holdings NV | B | C | B |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BALL | Ball Corporation | B | B | B |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B | C | B |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | B | C | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | B | C | B |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | B | A | B |
| GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | B | C | B |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | B | B | B |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | B | C | B |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| OVV | Ovintiv Inc | B | C | B |
| PCOR | Procore Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| SHEL | Shell Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | B | C | B |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | B | C | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | B | B |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | B | C | B |
| TTE | TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | C | B |
| VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | B | D | B |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | D | C | C |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | C | C | C |
| ARGX | argenx SE ADR | B | C | C |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | C | C | C |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | B | D | C |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | B | C | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| FLUT | Flutter Entertainment Plc | C | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | B | C | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | B | C | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | C | C | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | C | C | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| RBA | RB Global, Inc. | C | B | C |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | C | C | C |
| SHOP | Shopify, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc. | C | C | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | B | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | C | C |
| CLF | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | C | C | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | D | B | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | C | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | C |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | D | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NI | NiSource Inc | C | C | C |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | C | C | C |
| SRE | Sempra | C | C | C |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | D | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Corporation | C | F | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | D | B | D |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DOX | Amdocs Limited | D | C | D |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | D | C | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | D | C | D |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | D | C | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MBLY | Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| NICE | NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | D | C | D |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| RTO | Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SONY | Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR | F | B | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | B | D |
| TRU | TransUnion | D | C | D |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ZM | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A | F | B | D |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | F | C | D |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | 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,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
