I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 135 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Aug 12, 2024, 12:25 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 135 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
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
A
C
A
AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
A
C
A
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
A
B
A
CACI
CACI International Inc Class A
A
C
A
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
A
B
A
CRBG
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
A
C
A
FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
A
C
A
HEI
HEICO Corporation
A
B
A
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
A
B
A
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
A
C
A
K
Kellanova
A
C
A
META
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
A
B
A
NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
A
B
A
NWG
NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
OKE
ONEOK, Inc.
A
B
A
PDD
PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
A
A
A
UNM
Unum Group
A
C
A
VST
Vistra Corp.
A
C
A
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
A
C
A
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc.
B
C
B
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
B
B
B
BAC
Bank of America Corp
B
C
B
BAP
Credicorp Ltd.
B
C
B
BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
C
B
B
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
B
C
B
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
COF
Capital One Financial Corp
B
D
B
CSX
CSX Corporation
B
C
B
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
B
D
B
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
B
C
B
DDOG
Datadog Inc Class A
B
B
B
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
B
B
B
GM
General Motors Company
B
B
B
IOT
Samsara, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
ITUB
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
B
C
B
JCI
Johnson Controls International plc
B
C
B
KEY
KeyCorp
B
C
B
MNDY
monday.com Ltd.
B
B
B
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
B
C
B
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
B
C
B
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
B
B
B
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A
B
B
B
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
B
C
B
QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
B
C
B
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
B
C
B
REG
Regency Centers Corporation
B
B
B
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
B
C
B
SYY
Sysco Corporation
B
C
B
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
B
C
B
TTD
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A
C
B
B
UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc.
B
B
B
UMC
United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
XYL
Xylem Inc.
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
B
C
C
ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
C
C
C
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
BX
Blackstone Inc.
B
C
C
CG
Carlyle Group Inc
C
C
C
CUBE
CubeSmart
C
C
C
ES
Eversource Energy
C
C
C
EXC
Exelon Corporation
C
C
C
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
B
C
C
FWONA
Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One
C
C
C
GOLD
Barrick Gold Corporation
C
B
C
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
C
C
C
J
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
C
C
C
MKL
Markel Group Inc.
B
C
C
PARAA
Paramount Global Class A
B
C
C
PCG
PG&E Corporation
C
C
C
RMD
ResMed Inc.
C
B
C
TXT
Textron Inc.
C
C
C
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
C
C
C
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
B
D
C
VRSK
Verisk Analytics Inc
C
B
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
C
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
C
D
C
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
D
B
C
BBDO
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR
D
B
C
BEKE
KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
C
C
C
BHP
BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs
D
C
C
BSBR
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
DT
Dynatrace, Inc.
C
B
C
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
C
C
C
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
D
B
C
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
C
C
C
FLUT
Flutter Entertainment Plc
C
C
C
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
D
C
C
MDT
Medtronic Plc
C
C
C
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors NV
C
C
C
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
D
B
C
PODD
Insulet Corporation
D
A
C
RCI
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
D
B
C
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
SHOP
Shopify, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
C
C
C
SONY
Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
TAP.A
Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A
D
C
C
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
D
B
C
UDR
UDR, Inc.
C
D
C
VEEV
Veeva Systems Inc Class A
D
B
C
Z
Zillow Group, Inc. Class C
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABNB
Airbnb, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
AKAM
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
D
C
D
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A
C
D
D
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
D
C
D
COP
ConocoPhillips
D
C
D
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
D
C
D
CVX
Chevron Corporation
D
D
D
EPAM
EPAM Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
D
C
D
HD
Home Depot, Inc.
D
C
D
HES
Hess Corporation
D
B
D
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
D
C
D
JHX
James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
D
C
D
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
D
C
D
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
F
C
D
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
D
C
D
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
D
C
D
RF
Regions Financial Corporation
D
C
D
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
D
C
D
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A
D
B
D
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
ZTS
Zoetis, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
F
D
F
BA
Boeing Company
F
D
F
BNTX
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
DE
Deere & Company
F
C
F
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
F
D
F
MBLY
Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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