I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 125 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Sep 30, 2024, 10:09 am 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 Stock Grader recommendations for 125 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
AEE
Ameren Corporation
A
C
A
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
A
C
A
AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
A
C
A
CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
A
C
A
CHD
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
A
C
A
COR
Cencora, Inc.
A
C
A
DTE
DTE Energy Company
A
C
A
DVA
DaVita Inc.
A
C
A
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
A
C
A
FOXA
Fox Corporation Class A
A
C
A
FTS
Fortis Inc.
A
C
A
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
A
B
A
KR
Kroger Co.
A
C
A
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
A
C
A
NEM
Newmont Corporation
A
B
A
O
Realty Income Corporation
A
C
A
SCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
A
B
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
DFS
Discover Financial Services
B
B
B
IBN
ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
A
B
B
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
A
B
B
MMYT
MakeMyTrip Ltd.
A
C
B
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
B
B
B
SE
Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A
A
C
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
B
C
B
AOS
A. O. Smith Corporation
B
C
B
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
B
B
B
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
D
B
BEKE
KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
B
B
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
B
C
B
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
B
C
B
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
B
B
B
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
B
C
B
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
EG
Everest Group, Ltd.
B
C
B
FER
Ferrovial SE
B
C
B
FLUT
Flutter Entertainment Plc
B
C
B
GLW
Corning Inc
B
C
B
HPQ
HP Inc.
B
C
B
ITUB
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
B
C
B
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
B
B
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
B
B
B
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
B
C
B
MA
Mastercard Incorporated Class A
B
C
B
MCD
McDonald's Corporation
B
D
B
MDT
Medtronic Plc
B
C
B
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
B
B
B
NMR
Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR
C
A
B
OTIS
Otis Worldwide Corporation
B
C
B
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
B
C
B
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
B
C
B
RVTY
Revvity, Inc.
B
C
B
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
B
C
B
SKX
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A
B
C
B
TU
TELUS Corporation
B
C
B
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
B
D
B
VICI
VICI Properties Inc
B
C
B
WPC
W. P. Carey Inc.
B
C
B
YUM
Yum! Brands, Inc.
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
C
C
C
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
B
C
C
ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
C
B
C
CARR
Carrier Global Corp.
C
B
C
CFG
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
B
C
C
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
C
C
C
GM
General Motors Company
C
B
C
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
C
C
C
IMO
Imperial Oil Limited
C
B
C
KEY
KeyCorp
C
C
C
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
C
C
C
PSA
Public Storage
B
C
C
SHEL
Shell Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACN
Accenture Plc Class A
C
C
C
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
BG
Bunge Global SA
C
D
C
BHP
BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs
C
C
C
BNTX
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
C
C
C
DOW
Dow, Inc.
C
C
C
DOX
Amdocs Limited
C
C
C
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
C
C
C
HTHT
H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
C
C
C
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
D
C
C
LVS
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
C
C
C
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
C
C
C
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
D
C
C
NTES
Netease Inc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
C
C
C
SNX
TD SYNNEX Corporation
C
C
C
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
TECH
Bio-Techne Corporation
C
C
C
TFX
Teleflex Incorporated
C
C
C
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
C
C
C
WDAY
Workday, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
WYNN
Wynn Resorts, Limited
C
C
C
YUMC
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
C
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
D
C
D
EC
Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
D
C
D
ICLR
ICON Plc
D
C
D
INTU
Intuit Inc.
D
C
D
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
D
C
D
NET
Cloudflare Inc Class A
D
B
D
QGEN
QIAGEN NV
D
D
D
SAIA
Saia, Inc.
D
C
D
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
D
C
D
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
D
C
D
TER
Teradyne, Inc.
D
B
D
TXT
Textron Inc.
D
C
D
VEEV
Veeva Systems Inc Class A
D
B
D
WSO
Watsco, Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BF.A
Brown-Forman Corporation Class A
F
C
D
BIDU
Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A
F
C
D
DEO
Diageo plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
LBRDA
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A
D
C
D
PUK
Prudential plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
STLA
Stellantis N.V.
F
C
D
ZBH
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
F
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
GPN
Global Payments Inc.
F
C
F
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
F
D
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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