I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 116 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Jul 22, 2024, 12:30 pm 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 116 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: Buy to Strong Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AXON
Axon Enterprise Inc
A
B
A
CBOE
Cboe Global Markets Inc
A
C
A
GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc.
A
B
A
INFY
Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
KKR
KKR & Co Inc
A
C
A
KMI
Kinder Morgan Inc Class P
A
C
A
LII
Lennox International Inc.
A
C
A
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
A
C
A
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
A
A
A
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
A
C
A
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
C
B
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
B
B
B
BKR
Baker Hughes Company Class A
B
C
B
BLD
TopBuild Corp.
B
C
B
DFS
Discover Financial Services
B
B
B
DHI
D.R. Horton, Inc.
B
C
B
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
B
B
B
FAST
Fastenal Company
B
C
B
FI
Fiserv, Inc.
B
C
B
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
B
C
B
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
B
B
B
LEN
Lennar Corporation Class A
B
C
B
MO
Altria Group, Inc.
B
C
B
NVR
NVR, Inc.
B
C
B
ONON
On Holding AG Class A
C
A
B
PARAA
Paramount Global Class A
B
B
B
PM
Philip Morris International Inc.
B
C
B
PNC
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
B
C
B
SPG
Simon Property Group, Inc.
B
B
B
STT
State Street Corporation
B
C
B
SYK
Stryker Corporation
B
C
B
TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc.
B
B
B
TRP
TC Energy Corporation
B
C
B
TYL
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
B
B
B
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
B
B
B
UL
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
C
C
C
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
C
B
C
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
C
C
C
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
C
B
C
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
C
B
C
BP
BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR
B
D
C
CELH
Celsius Holdings, Inc.
C
B
C
CNC
Centene Corporation
C
C
C
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
B
C
C
DOV
Dover Corporation
C
B
C
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
D
C
C
E
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
B
D
C
EQNR
Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
C
C
C
FDX
FedEx Corporation
B
C
C
FSLR
First Solar, Inc.
C
B
C
GOLD
Barrick Gold Corporation
C
B
C
HUM
Humana Inc.
B
C
C
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
C
C
C
LIN
Linde plc
B
C
C
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
C
C
C
MAR
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
B
D
C
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
C
B
C
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
C
C
C
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
C
C
C
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
C
C
C
PPL
PPL Corporation
C
C
C
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
C
C
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
TFII
TFI International Inc.
B
C
C
UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc.
B
C
C
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A
C
A
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACN
Accenture Plc Class A
C
C
C
AVB
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
C
C
C
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
CPT
Camden Property Trust
D
B
C
CSX
CSX Corporation
C
C
C
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
C
D
C
EFX
Equifax Inc.
D
C
C
EPAM
EPAM Systems, Inc.
D
C
C
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
C
C
C
F
Ford Motor Company
D
C
C
JHX
James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
KHC
Kraft Heinz Company
C
C
C
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
D
B
C
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
D
C
C
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
D
C
C
SLB
SLB
D
C
C
TTC
Toro Company
D
C
C
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AES
AES Corporation
D
B
D
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
D
C
D
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A
D
C
D
BHP
BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs
D
C
D
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
C
D
D
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
D
C
D
DHR
Danaher Corporation
D
C
D
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
D
C
D
EQT
EQT Corporation
D
D
D
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
D
C
D
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
D
C
D
GLPI
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
D
C
D
GRAB
Grab Holdings Limited Class A
D
C
D
JBL
Jabil Inc.
D
C
D
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
D
C
D
RJF
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
D
C
D
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
D
C
D
SIRI
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
F
C
D
SNY
Sanofi Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
TEL
TE Connectivity Ltd.
D
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
F
D
F
BAX
Baxter International Inc.
F
D
F
DLTR
Dollar Tree, Inc.
F
C
F
ENPH
Enphase Energy, Inc.
F
D
F
PKX
POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
PUK
Prudential plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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