I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 69 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
May 20, 2024, 9:46 am EDT
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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 69 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
BEKE
KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
B
B
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
B
C
B
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
B
B
B
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
B
C
B
GM
General Motors Company
B
B
B
GRAB
Grab Holdings Limited Class A
B
C
B
IP
International Paper Company
B
D
B
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
B
C
B
LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
B
D
B
LYG
Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
NTES
Netease Inc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
ONON
On Holding AG Class A
C
A
B
PFGC
Performance Food Group Co
B
C
B
PPL
PPL Corporation
B
C
B
SKX
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A
B
B
B
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
B
C
B
VFS
VinFast Auto Ltd.
B
D
B
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
B
B
B
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AOS
A. O. Smith Corporation
C
C
C
DOV
Dover Corporation
C
B
C
EMN
Eastman Chemical Company
C
C
C
FFIV
F5, Inc.
C
C
C
FOX
Fox Corporation Class B
C
C
C
FOXA
Fox Corporation Class A
C
C
C
MAR
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
B
D
C
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
B
C
C
PNC
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
B
C
C
RBA
RB Global, Inc.
C
B
C
RRX
Regal Rexnord Corporation
C
C
C
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR
B
D
C
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company
C
C
C
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
C
B
C
SRPT
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
C
C
C
STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
TEAM
Atlassian Corp Class A
C
B
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
A
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
C
C
C
AES
AES Corporation
D
B
C
ALC
Alcon AG
D
B
C
AMT
American Tower Corporation
D
B
C
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
CNI
Canadian National Railway Company
D
C
C
D
Dominion Energy Inc
C
D
C
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
D
B
C
EXC
Exelon Corporation
C
C
C
FSLR
First Solar, Inc.
D
B
C
HUM
Humana Inc.
C
C
C
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
D
B
C
LNT
Alliant Energy Corp
C
C
C
NOK
Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
REG
Regency Centers Corporation
D
C
C
SE
Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A
C
C
C
UL
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
VOD
Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
C
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A
D
C
D
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
D
C
D
FLUT
Flutter Entertainment Plc
D
C
D
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
D
C
D
LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
D
D
D
NICE
NICE Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
NTR
Nutrien Ltd.
D
D
D
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
D
B
D
TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
D
D
D
TWLO
Twilio, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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