I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 162 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Nov 4, 2024, 10:23 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 162 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
AXP
American Express Company
A
C
A
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A
A
B
A
BTI
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
CHD
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
A
C
A
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
A
C
A
ENB
Enbridge Inc.
A
C
A
EVR
Evercore Inc. Class A
A
B
A
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
A
C
A
GDDY
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
GRMN
Garmin Ltd.
A
B
A
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
IP
International Paper Company
A
C
A
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
A
B
A
KKR
KKR & Co Inc
A
C
A
NTRA
Natera, Inc.
A
B
A
RCL
Royal Caribbean Group
A
C
A
TEF
Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
A
B
A
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACGL
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
B
C
B
AFL
Aflac Incorporated
A
C
B
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
B
B
B
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
B
C
B
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
A
B
B
CLH
Clean Harbors, Inc.
A
C
B
CTLT
Catalent Inc
A
B
B
DTE
DTE Energy Company
A
C
B
DVA
DaVita Inc.
A
C
B
EQR
Equity Residential
B
C
B
ERIE
Erie Indemnity Company Class A
A
C
B
GD
General Dynamics Corporation
A
C
B
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
A
C
B
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
A
C
B
KO
Coca-Cola Company
A
C
B
META
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
A
B
B
MO
Altria Group, Inc.
A
C
B
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
A
C
B
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
B
B
B
PG
Procter & Gamble Company
A
C
B
TW
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A
A
C
B
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
A
D
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALLY
Ally Financial Inc
B
B
B
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
B
B
B
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
B
C
B
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
B
C
B
CCL.U
Carnival Corporation
B
B
B
CMCSA
Comcast Corporation Class A
B
C
B
CSL
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
B
C
B
CTVA
Corteva Inc
B
B
B
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
B
C
B
ESLT
Elbit Systems Ltd
B
B
B
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
B
B
B
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
B
B
B
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
B
B
B
INCY
Incyte Corporation
B
C
B
KEP
Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
B
B
B
MDLZ
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
MFG
Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR
C
B
B
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
B
B
B
NWSA
News Corporation Class A
B
C
B
PAYC
Paycom Software, Inc.
B
C
B
PCTY
Paylocity Holding Corp.
B
B
B
PDD
PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
C
B
B
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
B
C
B
SAN
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
SCI
Service Corporation International
A
C
B
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR
C
B
B
SW
Smurfit Westrock PLC
B
C
B
SYK
Stryker Corporation
B
C
B
TWLO
Twilio, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
B
D
B
USB
U.S. Bancorp
B
C
B
V
Visa Inc. Class A
B
B
B
VRSK
Verisk Analytics Inc
B
C
B
WAT
Waters Corporation
B
C
B
XPO
XPO, Inc.
B
C
B
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMT
American Tower Corporation
B
D
C
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
B
C
C
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
C
B
C
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
C
C
C
COHR
Coherent Corp.
C
C
C
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A
B
C
C
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
C
C
C
DHI
D.R. Horton, Inc.
B
C
C
EXC
Exelon Corporation
B
C
C
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
GSK
GSK plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
H
Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A
C
B
C
HTHT
H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
C
C
C
HUBS
HubSpot, Inc.
C
C
C
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
C
C
C
MNDY
monday.com Ltd.
C
B
C
NGG
National Grid plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
B
C
C
PSA
Public Storage
B
D
C
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
C
C
C
SNN
Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
SRPT
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
B
C
C
SU
Suncor Energy Inc.
B
C
C
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B
C
C
C
TJX
TJX Companies Inc
C
C
C
WIT
Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AME
AMETEK, Inc.
C
C
C
BNTX
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
CVX
Chevron Corporation
C
D
C
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
C
B
C
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
D
C
C
RTO
Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
STE
STERIS plc
C
C
C
STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
C
D
C
TEAM
Atlassian Corp Class A
C
C
C
TECH
Bio-Techne Corporation
C
C
C
VEEV
Veeva Systems Inc Class A
D
B
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BBD
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd
D
C
D
CNC
Centene Corporation
D
B
D
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
D
C
D
E
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
EG
Everest Group, Ltd.
D
C
D
ELV
Elevance Health, Inc.
D
D
D
INVH
Invitation Homes, Inc.
D
C
D
IQV
IQVIA Holdings Inc
D
C
D
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
D
C
D
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
D
C
D
NVT
nVent Electric plc
D
C
D
PBR.A
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd
D
D
D
PCAR
PACCAR Inc
D
C
D
PSX
Phillips 66
D
D
D
RCI
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
D
C
D
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
D
C
D
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
D
C
D
STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
D
D
D
TECK
Teck Resources Limited Class B
D
D
D
TTE
TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
D
B
D
XYL
Xylem Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
F
C
D
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
ICLR
ICON Plc
F
C
D
LULU
lululemon athletica inc.
F
C
D
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A
D
D
D
ZBH
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
F
C
D
ZS
Zscaler, Inc.
F
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
F
D
F
APTV
Aptiv PLC
F
C
F
BIIB
Biogen Inc.
F
C
F
BP
BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
CDW
CDW Corporation
F
C
F
CTRA
Coterra Energy Inc.
F
C
F
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
F
D
F
EQT
EQT Corporation
F
C
F
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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