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 Portfolio Grader recommendations for 127 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: Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADBE | Adobe Incorporated | B | C | B |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | B | B | B |
| AZO | AutoZone, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CDAY | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | B | B | B |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | B | C | B |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | B | B | B |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| MKL | Markel Group Inc. | B | B | B |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | C | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | B | C | B |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | B | B | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | C | B |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. Class C | B | D | B |
| ZG | Zillow Group, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| Downgraded: Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | C | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | B | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| BRKR | Bruker Corporation | C | B | C |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | B | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | C | C |
| CSGP | CoStar Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | B | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| GFS | GlobalFoundries Inc. | C | C | C |
| HEI | HEICO Corporation | C | B | C |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | D | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | B | C | C |
| NWG | NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | B | D | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TRGP | Targa Resources Corp. | B | D | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | C | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | B | D | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | C | D | C |
| APP | AppLovin Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CPNG | Coupang, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FOX | Fox Corporation Class B | C | C | C |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | C | C | C |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | C |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | D | B | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | D | C |
| NIO | NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | C | C | C |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | C | C | C |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | C | D | C |
| SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | D | C |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | B | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| XPEV | XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | D | C | D |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | D | C | D |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | F | B | D |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | D | C | D |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | D | C | D |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | D | C | D |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | B | D |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corporation | D | B | D |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | D | C | D |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | D | C | D |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | D | D | D |
| NI | NiSource Inc | D | C | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | C | D |
| RBA | RB Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| RTX | RTX Corporation | D | C | D |
| SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | F | B | D |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SRE | Sempra | D | C | D |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | D |
| TLK | PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B | D | C | D |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | D | C | D |
To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Portfolio Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. You may get started here.
Sincerely,
Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted
Louis Navellier
