I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 206 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Aug 5, 2024, 4:06 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 206 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
ABBV
AbbVie, Inc.
A
C
A
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
A
B
A
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
A
C
A
CLH
Clean Harbors, Inc.
A
C
A
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
A
C
A
COR
Cencora, Inc.
A
C
A
DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
A
C
A
KO
Coca-Cola Company
A
C
A
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
A
C
A
LOGI
Logitech International S.A.
A
B
A
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
A
C
A
MORN
Morningstar, Inc.
A
C
A
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
A
B
A
MUSA
Murphy USA, Inc.
A
C
A
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
A
NI
NiSource Inc
A
C
A
PM
Philip Morris International Inc.
A
C
A
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
A
B
A
RDY
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A
B
A
RSG
Republic Services, Inc.
A
C
A
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
SO
Southern Company
A
B
A
TJX
TJX Companies Inc
A
B
A
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
A
C
A
WM
Waste Management, Inc.
A
C
A
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
B
C
B
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
B
C
B
ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
B
C
B
AEE
Ameren Corporation
B
C
B
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
A
C
B
AGR
Avangrid, Inc.
B
B
B
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
A
B
B
AMCR
Amcor PLC
B
C
B
AMT
American Tower Corporation
B
B
B
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
B
C
B
AZN
Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A
B
C
B
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
CG
Carlyle Group Inc
B
D
B
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
B
B
B
CMI
Cummins Inc.
A
C
B
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
B
C
B
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
CTLT
Catalent Inc
B
D
B
CUBE
CubeSmart
B
C
B
D
Dominion Energy Inc
A
C
B
DGX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
A
C
B
DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
B
C
B
DTE
DTE Energy Company
A
C
B
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
A
C
B
ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
A
C
B
EFX
Equifax Inc.
B
C
B
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
B
B
B
ES
Eversource Energy
B
B
B
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
B
C
B
EXC
Exelon Corporation
B
C
B
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
B
C
B
FE
FirstEnergy Corp.
A
D
B
FFIV
F5, Inc.
B
B
B
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
B
C
B
FTS
Fortis Inc.
B
C
B
GFI
Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
GOLD
Barrick Gold Corporation
B
B
B
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A
B
B
B
HLN
Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
HOLX
Hologic, Inc.
B
C
B
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
B
C
B
IT
Gartner, Inc.
B
C
B
K
Kellanova
B
C
B
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
B
C
B
KHC
Kraft Heinz Company
B
D
B
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Company Class A
B
C
B
LH
Labcorp Holdings Inc.
B
C
B
LNT
Alliant Energy Corp
A
D
B
MA
Mastercard Incorporated Class A
B
C
B
MCO
Moody's Corporation
B
B
B
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
B
B
B
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
B
C
B
NGG
National Grid plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
PCG
PG&E Corporation
B
C
B
RBA
RB Global, Inc.
B
B
B
RMD
ResMed Inc.
B
C
B
ROL
Rollins, Inc.
B
B
B
SRE
Sempra
A
C
B
VOD
Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
A
C
B
WEC
WEC Energy Group Inc
A
C
B
XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.
B
C
B
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
C
C
C
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
C
B
C
BAC
Bank of America Corp
C
C
C
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
C
C
C
BKR
Baker Hughes Company Class A
C
B
C
BLD
TopBuild Corp.
C
C
C
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
C
C
C
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
C
C
C
COF
Capital One Financial Corp
B
D
C
CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
C
C
C
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A
C
C
C
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
C
C
C
EMR
Emerson Electric Co.
C
C
C
GLW
Corning Inc
B
C
C
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
C
C
C
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
C
B
C
KEY
KeyCorp
C
C
C
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
B
C
C
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
C
B
C
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A
C
B
C
PNR
Pentair plc
C
B
C
QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
C
C
C
STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
B
D
C
STT
State Street Corporation
C
C
C
SW
Smurfit Westrock PLC
C
C
C
TCOM
Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
C
B
C
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
A
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
C
C
C
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent Class A
D
B
C
APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
C
C
C
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
C
C
C
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A
C
C
C
CAG
Conagra Brands, Inc.
C
D
C
CCI
Crown Castle Inc.
B
D
C
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
C
C
C
CSX
CSX Corporation
C
C
C
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
B
D
C
EQIX
Equinix, Inc.
C
D
C
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
C
C
C
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
D
B
C
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
C
C
C
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
C
C
C
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
C
C
C
GIS
General Mills, Inc.
B
C
C
HD
Home Depot, Inc.
C
C
C
HUBS
HubSpot, Inc.
D
B
C
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
D
C
C
JCI
Johnson Controls International plc
C
C
C
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
C
C
C
KIM
Kimco Realty Corporation
C
C
C
LOW
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
C
D
C
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
C
C
C
MCD
McDonald's Corporation
C
D
C
MDLZ
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
C
C
C
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
D
C
C
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
C
C
C
NTES
Netease Inc Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
O
Realty Income Corporation
C
D
C
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
D
C
C
OTIS
Otis Worldwide Corporation
C
C
C
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
C
C
C
PSA
Public Storage
C
C
C
PYPL
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
D
B
C
QGEN
QIAGEN NV
D
C
C
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
C
C
C
RVTY
Revvity, Inc.
C
C
C
SNN
Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
STE
STERIS plc
C
D
C
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
C
C
C
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
C
C
C
SYY
Sysco Corporation
B
C
C
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
TU
TELUS Corporation
C
C
C
TWLO
Twilio, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
C
D
C
UMC
United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
VICI
VICI Properties Inc
C
C
C
VIV
Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
WAT
Waters Corporation
C
C
C
WLK
Westlake Corporation
C
D
C
WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
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
ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
D
D
D
AME
AMETEK, Inc.
D
C
D
BG
Bunge Global SA
D
D
D
CDW
CDW Corporation
D
C
D
CE
Celanese Corporation
D
D
D
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
HAL
Halliburton Company
D
C
D
HUM
Humana Inc.
D
C
D
INCY
Incyte Corporation
C
D
D
LECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
D
C
D
MAR
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
OVV
Ovintiv Inc
D
C
D
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
D
C
D
PFG
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
D
C
D
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
D
C
D
TEAM
Atlassian Corp Class A
F
C
D
TM
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
D
C
D
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
D
C
D
UDR
UDR, Inc.
D
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABEV
Ambev SA Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
CNH
CNH Industrial NV
F
C
F
GFS
GlobalFoundries Inc.
F
C
F
GPN
Global Payments Inc.
F
C
F
INTC
Intel Corporation
F
F
F
KEYS
Keysight Technologies Inc
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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