I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 125 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Oct 7, 2024, 11:13 am EST
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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
AMCR
Amcor PLC
A
B
A
CLH
Clean Harbors, Inc.
A
C
A
EBAY
eBay Inc.
A
B
A
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
A
B
A
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
A
C
A
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
A
C
A
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
A
B
A
PHG
Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
A
B
A
SPG
Simon Property Group, Inc.
A
C
A
SYF
Synchrony Financial
A
B
A
SYY
Sysco Corporation
A
C
A
USFD
US Foods Holding Corp.
A
C
A
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
A
C
B
COR
Cencora, Inc.
A
C
B
DGX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
A
C
B
FTS
Fortis Inc.
A
C
B
GDDY
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A
A
C
B
HLN
Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
MO
Altria Group, Inc.
A
C
B
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
B
NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
B
B
B
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
A
C
B
RELX
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
SAP
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
A
B
B
TTEK
Tetra Tech, Inc.
A
B
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
B
C
B
ALLY
Ally Financial Inc
B
C
B
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
BKR
Baker Hughes Company Class A
B
B
B
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
BXP
BXP Inc
B
C
B
CART
Maplebear Inc.
B
B
B
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
B
C
B
HTHT
H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
IMO
Imperial Oil Limited
A
B
B
IR
Ingersoll Rand Inc.
B
C
B
KEY
KeyCorp
B
C
B
KSPI
Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegS
B
C
B
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
B
C
B
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR
B
D
B
PFGC
Performance Food Group Co
B
C
B
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
B
C
B
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
B
C
B
SHEL
Shell Plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SU
Suncor Energy Inc.
B
C
B
TOST
Toast, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
D
B
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corporation
A
C
B
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AOS
A. O. Smith Corporation
C
C
C
ARES
Ares Management Corporation
B
D
C
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
C
B
C
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
C
C
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A
B
C
C
COO
Cooper Companies, Inc.
C
B
C
CPT
Camden Property Trust
B
C
C
CYBR
CyberArk Software Ltd.
C
C
C
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
C
C
C
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
B
C
C
FAST
Fastenal Company
C
C
C
FER
Ferrovial SE
C
C
C
FWONA
Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Formula One
C
C
C
GSK
GSK plc Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
HDB
HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
C
C
C
ITT
ITT, Inc.
C
C
C
ITUB
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
C
C
C
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
B
C
C
MA
Mastercard Incorporated Class A
C
C
C
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
B
D
C
MKTX
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
C
C
C
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
C
B
C
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B
C
C
C
NWS
News Corporation Class B
C
C
C
ORAN
Orange SA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
OWL
Blue Owl Capital, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
C
C
C
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C
B
C
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
C
C
C
TU
TELUS Corporation
C
C
C
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
B
D
C
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
C
C
C
V
Visa Inc. Class A
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BMO
Bank of Montreal
D
C
C
CVS
CVS Health Corporation
C
C
C
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
C
C
C
EC
Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
EQNR
Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
ICLR
ICON Plc
D
C
C
NET
Cloudflare Inc Class A
D
B
C
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp
C
C
C
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
C
C
C
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
C
D
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ASX
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
BLD
TopBuild Corp.
D
C
D
BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
F
B
D
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
D
C
D
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
D
C
D
FND
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
D
C
D
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
D
C
D
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
D
D
D
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
D
C
D
NKE
NIKE, Inc. Class B
D
C
D
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
D
C
D
SONY
Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
STE
STERIS plc
D
C
D
TECH
Bio-Techne Corporation
D
C
D
TEL
TE Connectivity plc
D
C
D
TFX
Teleflex Incorporated
D
C
D
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
D
C
D
VMC
Vulcan Materials Company
D
C
D
WSO.B
Watsco, Inc. Class B
D
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BF.A
Brown-Forman Corporation Class A
F
C
F
CSGP
CoStar Group, Inc.
F
C
F
LKQ
LKQ Corporation
F
D
F
MCHP
Microchip Technology Incorporated
F
D
F
PPG
PPG Industries, Inc.
F
C
F
STLA
Stellantis N.V.
F
C
F
TLK
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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