I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 129 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Dec 23, 2024, 11:09 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 129 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
ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
A
C
A
AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
A
C
A
AGR
Avangrid, Inc.
A
B
A
ARGX
argenx SE ADR
A
B
A
CART
Maplebear Inc.
A
B
A
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
D
Dominion Energy Inc
A
C
A
DECK
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
A
B
A
DOCS
Doximity, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
IP
International Paper Company
A
C
A
MMM
3M Company
A
C
A
MMYT
MakeMyTrip Ltd.
A
B
A
ONON
On Holding AG Class A
A
C
A
PPL
PPL Corporation
A
C
A
UTHR
United Therapeutics Corporation
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ATR
AptarGroup, Inc.
B
C
B
CBOE
Cboe Global Markets Inc
A
C
B
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
B
B
B
CNA
CNA Financial Corporation
A
C
B
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
A
C
B
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
A
C
B
FFIV
F5, Inc.
A
C
B
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
A
B
B
META
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
A
B
B
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
A
B
B
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
B
OKE
ONEOK, Inc.
A
C
B
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
A
C
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
B
C
B
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
B
D
B
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
B
B
B
BIRK
Birkenstock Holding plc
B
C
B
CCL.U
Carnival Corporation
B
B
B
CG
Carlyle Group Inc
C
B
B
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
B
C
B
COHR
Coherent Corp.
B
C
B
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
B
C
B
DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
B
C
B
FCNCA
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A
B
D
B
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
C
B
B
NTNX
Nutanix, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
B
C
B
PCTY
Paylocity Holding Corp.
B
B
B
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
B
C
B
RDY
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SRPT
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
B
C
B
TDG
TransDigm Group Incorporated
B
D
B
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
B
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
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
AMCR
Amcor PLC
C
C
C
AU
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
B
C
C
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
CTAS
Cintas Corporation
C
B
C
DOV
Dover Corporation
C
C
C
EA
Electronic Arts Inc.
C
C
C
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
C
B
C
FNF
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group
C
C
C
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
C
B
C
HSY
Hershey Company
C
C
C
NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
C
B
C
PHG
Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
RELX
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
SAN
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
SCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
C
B
C
TRI
Thomson Reuters Corporation
C
C
C
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
C
C
C
VOD
Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corporation
B
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ASX
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
BGNE
BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
D
C
C
CNC
Centene Corporation
D
B
C
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
DAY
Dayforce, Inc.
C
C
C
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
D
C
C
JBL
Jabil Inc.
C
C
C
KMX
CarMax, Inc.
D
B
C
OKTA
Okta, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
PCOR
Procore Technologies Inc
D
C
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
TER
Teradyne, Inc.
D
B
C
ULTA
Ulta Beauty Inc.
D
C
C
WDAY
Workday, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
AMT
American Tower Corporation
D
D
D
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
F
B
D
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
D
C
D
CI
Cigna Group
D
C
D
CMCSA
Comcast Corporation Class A
D
C
D
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
D
C
D
CVX
Chevron Corporation
D
D
D
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
D
C
D
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
D
C
D
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
F
B
D
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
D
C
D
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
D
C
D
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
D
B
D
JHX
James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
LEN
Lennar Corporation Class A
D
D
D
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
D
C
D
LULU
lululemon athletica inc.
D
B
D
MDLZ
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
D
D
D
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B
F
C
D
PSA
Public Storage
D
D
D
RS
Reliance, Inc.
D
D
D
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
D
C
D
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
D
D
D
SHEL
Shell Plc Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company
D
C
D
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
D
D
D
TFII
TFI International Inc.
D
C
D
TU
TELUS Corporation
D
B
D
UBS
UBS Group AG
D
B
D
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
D
D
D
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
APTV
Aptiv PLC
F
C
D
BA
Boeing Company
F
D
D
SNPS
Synopsys, Inc.
F
C
D
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
F
D
D
UMC
United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
F
D
F
NDSN
Nordson Corporation
F
C
F
SLB
Schlumberger Limited
F
C
F
TTE
TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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