Weekly Stock Grader Analysis: Upgrades & Downgrades on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 106 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Jan 21, 2025, 3:45 pm 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 106 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 Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
A
C
A
BKR
Baker Hughes Company Class A
A
B
A
CLX
Clorox Company
A
B
A
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
A
C
A
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
A
C
A
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
D
Dominion Energy Inc
A
C
A
DFS
Discover Financial Services
A
B
A
ERIC
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B
A
C
A
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
A
C
A
GS
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
A
B
A
ITCI
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
A
C
A
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
A
B
A
LNT
Alliant Energy Corporation
A
C
A
MS
Morgan Stanley
A
B
A
PPL
PPL Corporation
A
C
A
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
A
C
A
STT
State Street Corporation
A
B
A
TTEK
Tetra Tech, Inc.
A
B
A
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
B
B
B
GME
GameStop Corp. Class A
A
C
B
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
A
B
B
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
B
B
B
SAP
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
B
B
B
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A
B
B
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
B
D
B
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
B
C
B
DOV
Dover Corporation
B
C
B
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
B
C
B
ES
Eversource Energy
B
C
B
EXE
Expand Energy Corporation
B
C
B
FE
FirstEnergy Corp.
B
C
B
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
B
C
B
FSLR
First Solar, Inc.
B
C
B
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
B
C
B
J
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
B
C
B
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
B
B
B
KO
Coca-Cola Company
B
C
B
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
B
C
B
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
B
C
B
SHEL
Shell Plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
B
C
B
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
B
B
B
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corporation
B
C
B
XPEV
XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A
B
C
B
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
B
C
C
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
D
C
APH
Amphenol Corporation Class A
C
B
C
ARM
ARM Holdings PLC ADR
C
B
C
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
B
D
C
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
B
C
C
COHR
Coherent Corp.
C
C
C
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
C
C
C
ETN
Eaton Corp. Plc
C
C
C
FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation
B
C
C
HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
B
C
C
HOLX
Hologic, Inc.
C
B
C
INFY
Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
MCO
Moody's Corporation
C
B
C
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
C
C
C
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
C
B
C
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
C
B
C
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
C
C
C
TRV
Travelers Companies, Inc.
C
B
C
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
C
C
C
BALL
Ball Corporation
D
C
C
CCK
Crown Holdings, Inc.
C
D
C
COP
ConocoPhillips
C
C
C
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
C
C
C
EMN
Eastman Chemical Company
C
C
C
LIN
Linde plc
C
C
C
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
C
D
C
O
Realty Income Corporation
C
C
C
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
D
C
C
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company
C
C
C
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
C
C
C
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
C
D
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ASML
ASML Holding NV ADR
D
C
D
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
DKNG
DraftKings, Inc. Class A
D
D
D
FAST
Fastenal Company
D
C
D
LVS
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
D
D
D
MCD
McDonald's Corporation
D
D
D
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
D
C
D
QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
D
B
D
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
TECK
Teck Resources Limited Class B
D
D
D
TRI
Thomson Reuters Corporation
D
C
D
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
D
C
D
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A
D
C
D
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALB
Albemarle Corporation
D
F
D
AMX
America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B
F
B
D
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
F
D
D
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
F
D
D
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
F
C
D
WY
Weyerhaeuser Company
F
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CDW
CDW Corporation
F
C
F
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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