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 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | B | C | B |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| COHR | Coherent Corp. | B | C | B |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | B | C | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | B | C | B |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | B | D | B |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | B | C | B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | B | D | B |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | B | C | B |
| NWG | NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SAIA | Saia, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | B | B | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| CTRA | Coterra Energy Inc. | B | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DINO | HF Sinclair Corporation | B | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | B | D | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | C | B | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | B | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated | B | C | C |
| JBL | Jabil Inc. | C | C | C |
| NI | NiSource Inc | C | C | C |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PNR | Pentair plc | C | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RS | Reliance, Inc. | B | C | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | B | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | C | C |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | C | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | C | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | B | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | D | B | C |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems, Inc. | D | C | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | B | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | D | B | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | C | C |
| LULU | lululemon athletica inc. | D | C | C |
| MRNA | Moderna, Inc. | B | D | C |
| NET | Cloudflare Inc Class A | D | B | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp. Class A | D | C | C |
| RVTY | Revvity, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS plc | C | D | C |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp Class A | C | B | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | B | D |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | D |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | D | C | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | F | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | D | D | D |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
