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 124 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | B | C | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | B | B | B |
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | B | B | B |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | B | C | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | D | B |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | B | C | B |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | B | C | B |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DINO | HF Sinclair Corporation | B | D | B |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | C | B |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ITT | ITT, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | D | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation | B | C | B |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | B | B |
| RBA | RB Global, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | D | B |
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | B | C | B |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | B | C | B |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | B | D | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | B | D | C |
| BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated Class B | C | B | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | C | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | C | C | C |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | C | B | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | C | C |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MDB | MongoDB, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | C | C | C |
| NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | C | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PATH | UiPath, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | B | C | C |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | D | C |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | C | B | C |
| ZG | Zillow Group, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ACM | AECOM | D | B | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | D | B | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | B | C |
| CPT | Camden Property Trust | D | B | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | D | C |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | C | C | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | D | C | C |
| HTHT | H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| NWG | NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | D | C | C |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | C | D | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | C | C | C |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | D | C | D |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | D |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | C | D |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | D | C | D |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | D | D |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | D | B | D |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | D | C | D |
| FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One | D | D | D |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | D | D | D |
| IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | D | C | D |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | D | C | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | B | D |
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | D | C | D |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NI | NiSource Inc | D | C | D |
| SRE | Sempra | D | C | D |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | D | C | D |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, 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,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
