I decided to revise my Portfolio Grader recommendations for 147 big blue chips.
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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 147 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
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
A
C
A
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
A
C
A
BTI
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
A
C
A
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
A
B
A
DB
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
A
C
A
DVA
DaVita Inc.
A
C
A
EBAY
eBay Inc.
A
B
A
FI
Fiserv, Inc.
A
C
A
GRMN
Garmin Ltd.
A
B
A
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
A
C
A
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
A
PG
Procter & Gamble Company
A
C
A
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
A
B
A
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
A
B
A
TCOM
Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR
A
B
A
TDG
TransDigm Group Incorporated
A
C
A
TRP
TC Energy Corporation
A
B
A
TSN
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
UL
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR
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
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
B
C
B
AVY
Avery Dennison Corporation
B
B
B
BALL
Ball Corporation
B
C
B
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
CCI
Crown Castle Inc.
B
D
B
CSX
CSX Corporation
B
C
B
DOC
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
B
B
B
EFX
Equifax Inc.
B
C
B
EMN
Eastman Chemical Company
B
C
B
FWONA
Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One
B
C
B
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
B
C
B
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
B
B
B
GLW
Corning Inc
B
C
B
IOT
Samsara, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
ITUB
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
B
C
B
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
B
C
B
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
B
D
B
MAS
Masco Corporation
B
C
B
MDLZ
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
MDT
Medtronic Plc
B
C
B
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
B
C
B
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
B
B
B
O
Realty Income Corporation
B
C
B
PDD
PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
C
B
B
PFGC
Performance Food Group Co
B
C
B
PNR
Pentair plc
B
B
B
PODD
Insulet Corporation
C
B
B
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
B
B
B
RVTY
Revvity, Inc.
B
C
B
SCI
Service Corporation International
B
C
B
SNN
Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
B
C
B
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
B
C
B
UNP
Union Pacific Corporation
B
C
B
V
Visa Inc. Class A
B
C
B
VIV
Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AIG
American International Group, Inc.
B
D
C
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
C
C
C
ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
C
B
C
APH
Amphenol Corporation Class A
C
B
C
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
B
C
C
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
C
B
C
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
C
C
C
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
C
C
C
CNC
Centene Corporation
C
C
C
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
C
B
C
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
C
C
C
E
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
FERG
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
C
C
C
GLPI
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
C
C
C
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
C
C
C
ITT
ITT, Inc.
C
C
C
KLAC
KLA Corporation
C
B
C
MEDP
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
C
B
C
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
C
C
C
MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
C
C
C
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
C
C
C
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
C
C
C
NBIX
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
C
C
C
PBR.A
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd
B
D
C
PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc.
C
B
C
PSX
Phillips 66
C
C
C
RBA
RB Global, Inc.
C
C
C
SU
Suncor Energy Inc.
B
C
C
TTE
TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR
B
D
C
TXT
Textron Inc.
C
C
C
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
B
D
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
C
WIT
Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corporation
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
C
C
C
BAX
Baxter International Inc.
C
C
C
BCE
BCE Inc.
C
C
C
BLDR
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
C
C
C
BMO
Bank of Montreal
D
C
C
CNI
Canadian National Railway Company
C
C
C
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
C
C
C
EBR
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
FMX
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B
D
B
C
HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
D
C
C
HSY
Hershey Company
C
D
C
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
D
B
C
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
B
C
C
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
C
C
C
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
D
C
C
RPRX
Royalty Pharma Plc Class A
C
D
C
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
C
D
C
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
D
C
C
SQ
Block, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B
D
C
C
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
C
C
C
TFX
Teleflex Incorporated
C
C
C
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
C
C
C
TRU
TransUnion
D
B
C
VEEV
Veeva Systems Inc Class A
D
B
C
WPC
W. P. Carey Inc.
C
C
C
ZTS
Zoetis, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AKAM
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
D
C
D
APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
D
C
D
ASML
ASML Holding NV ADR
D
C
D
BHP
BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs
D
C
D
BMY
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
D
C
D
BP
BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
BSY
Bentley Systems, Incorporated Class B
D
B
D
CPRT
Copart, Inc.
D
C
D
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
D
C
D
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
D
C
D
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
D
B
D
EQNR
Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
HUM
Humana Inc.
D
C
D
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
D
C
D
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
D
C
D
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
D
C
D
TM
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
D
D
D
ZS
Zscaler, Inc.
F
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
NUE
Nucor Corporation
F
D
F
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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