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 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | A | C | A |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | A | C | A |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | A | B | A |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | A | B | A |
| COR | Cencora, Inc. | A | B | A |
| CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | A | B | A |
| EQT | EQT Corporation | A | B | A |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corporation | A | B | A |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | A | B | A |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | A | C | A |
| SO | Southern Company | A | C | A |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | A | C | B |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | A | C | B |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | A | C | B |
| CYBR | CyberArk Software Ltd. | A | B | B |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | A | B | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | A | C | B |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | A | C | B |
| PRMB | Primo Brands Corporation Class A | A | C | B |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. Class A | A | B | B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | A | C | B |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Antero Resources Corporation | B | B | B |
| ASND | Ascendis Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CCJ | Cameco Corporation | B | B | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | B | B | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | C | B |
| E | Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| FLEX | Flex Ltd | B | C | B |
| FLUT | Flutter Entertainment Plc | B | C | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| INSM | Insmed Incorporated | A | C | B |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | B | B | B |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | B | C | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| MMYT | MakeMyTrip Ltd. | B | C | B |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | A | D | B |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | A | D | B |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | B | B | B |
| PAG | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | A | C | B |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | C | B |
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | B | C | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | B | B | B |
| SNY | Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A | B | C | B |
| XP | XP Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| ARES | Ares Management Corporation | C | C | C |
| BXP | BXP Inc | B | D | C |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corporation | B | C | C |
| CNM | Core & Main, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | C | C |
| EME | EMCOR Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | C | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | C | C | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| ONON | On Holding AG Class A | C | C | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | C | B | C |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | B | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | C | D | C |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | C | D | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | C | C |
| TLK | PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| TTE | TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| WDS | Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | D | C | D |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | D |
| ARM | ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CLH | Clean Harbors, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CLX | Clorox Company | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DOC | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | D | B | D |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated | D | C | D |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | D | D | D |
| KKR | KKR & Co Inc | C | D | D |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | D | C | D |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | D | B | D |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | D | C | D |
| RTO | Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | D | D | D |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| VLTO | Veralto Corporation | D | B | D |
| WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | Halliburton Company | F | C | D |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | F | C | D |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | D | D | D |
| TGT | Target Corporation | F | C | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | F | D | F |
| ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | F | C | F |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | F | C | F |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
Editor, Market 360
