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 113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | B | C | B |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | B | C | B |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | B | C | B |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | B | C | B |
| BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated Class B | B | B | B |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | B | C | B |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | B | B | B |
| ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | A | C | B |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | B | C | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | C | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | B | B |
| GRAB | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | B | B | B |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | B | B | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | B | B |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | B | C | B |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | C | B |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | B | C | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | B | C | B |
| VTRS | Viatris, Inc. | B | D | B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | D | B |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | B | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | C | B | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | C | B | C |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IOT | Samsara, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | B | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SNA | Snap-on Incorporated | D | C | C |
| SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | B | C |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | B | C |
| WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | C | D | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A | C | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs | D | C | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | B | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | B | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | C | C | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | D | C |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | C | D | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | C | C | C |
| EIX | Edison International | C | C | C |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B | D | C | C |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | D | C | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | D | C | C |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | C | D | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | D | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | D | B | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | C | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | B | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | D | B | C |
| NICE | NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | C | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | D | C | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | C | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | C | D | C |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | D | C | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | C | C |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | D | C | D |
| BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | B | D |
| BRKR | Bruker Corporation | D | B | D |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | D | C | D |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | D |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | D | C | D |
| GEHC | GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. | D | C | D |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | D | D | D |
| MBLY | Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | D |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
