BP Plc
(
BP
),
Boeing
(
BA
) and
Credit Suisse
(
CS
) were among some of the widely held stocks upgraded by Louis
Navellier in his latest fundamental stock analysis on April 19,
2010.
Energy stock
BP Plc
(
BP
) faced down shareholder protest over oil sands projects last week,
and shares have firmed up as a result. BP stock was upgraded to a B
grade or "buy" this week in Portfolio Grader from a C grade or
"hold" in last week's rankings according to Louis Navellier's
database of stocks to buy and sell. BP reports earnings on April
27.
Aerospace and defense stock
Boeing
(
BA
) washas firmed up this week in anticipation of its Wednesday,
April 21, earnings report. BA stock was upgraded from a C grade or
"hold" in Portfolio Grader to a B grade or "buy" this week.
Financial stock
Credit Suisse
(
CS
) was upgraded from its rating of a D grade or "sell" last week in
to a C grade or "hold" this week in Portfolio Grader's fundamental
stock analysis. Swiss funds returned over 2.3% in Q1, and investors
are eager to see CS' earnings report this Thursday, April 22.
Get a complete list of this week's
stock downgrades here
. For a complete list of upgrades, please view the table below.
| Symbol |
Company Name |
Industry |
Market Cap (
B
)
|
Grade This Week
|
Grade Last Week
|
| AET |
Aetna Inc. |
Health Care Providers |
$13.5 |
C |
D |
| NLY |
Annaly Capital Management Inc. |
Real Estate Investment Trusts |
$9.4 |
A |
B |
| ADP |
Automatic Data Processing Inc. |
IT Services |
$22.3 |
C |
D |
| BA |
Boeing Co. |
Aerospace & Defense |
$51.4 |
B |
C |
| BP |
BP PLC |
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels |
$187.2 |
B |
C |
| BRCM |
Broadcom Corp. |
Semiconductors |
$17.4 |
B |
C |
| CHRW |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. |
Air Freight & Logistics |
$9.8 |
C |
D |
| CNI |
Canadian National Railway Co. |
Road & Rail |
$29.2 |
C |
D |
| CAJ |
Canon Inc. |
Office Electronics |
$57.2 |
B |
C |
| CB |
Chubb Corp. |
Insurance |
$17.2 |
C |
D |
| CME |
CME Group Inc. (Cl A) |
Diversified Financial Services |
$20.8 |
C |
D |
| ABV |
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas |
Beverages |
$60.0 |
A |
B |
| ED |
Consolidated Edison Inc. |
Multi-Utilities |
$12.5 |
C |
D |
| CS |
Credit Suisse Group |
Capital Markets |
$60.5 |
C |
D |
| CSX |
CSX Corp. |
Road & Rail |
$21.4 |
C |
D |
| D |
Dominion Resources Inc. |
Multi-Utilities |
$24.7 |
B |
C |
| ETP |
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. |
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels |
$8.7 |
B |
C |
| FAST |
Fastenal Co. |
Trading Companies & Distributors |
$8.0 |
C |
D |
| GFI |
Gold Fields Ltd. |
Metals & Mining |
$8.9 |
C |
D |
| INTU |
Intuit Inc. |
Software |
$11.1 |
B |
C |
| JCI |
Johnson Controls Inc. |
Auto Components |
$22.0 |
B |
C |
| LIHR |
Lihir Gold Ltd. |
Metals & Mining |
$8.6 |
B |
C |
| MRVL |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. |
Semiconductors |
$14.1 |
A |
B |
| MBT |
Mobile TeleSystems |
Telecommunications |
$21.5 |
C |
D |
| JWN |
Nordstrom Inc. |
Multiline Retail |
$9.4 |
B |
C |
| DCM |
NTT DoCoMo Inc. |
Telecommunications |
$67.7 |
A |
B |
| PT |
Portugal Telecom SGPS S/A |
Telecommunications |
$9.8 |
B |
C |
| PX |
Praxair Inc. |
Chemicals |
$26.6 |
C |
D |
| SNN |
Smith & Nephew PLC |
Health Care Equipment |
$9.4 |
A |
B |
| TSM |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing |
Semiconductors |
$56.2 |
C |
D |
| TEVA |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries |
Pharmaceuticals |
$55.3 |
A |
B |
| TKC |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri |
Telecommunications |
$13.9 |
C |
D |
| WBK |
Westpac Banking Corp. |
Commercial Banks |
$75.6 |
B |
C |
| WF |
Woori Finance Holdings |
Commercial Banks |
$12.8 |
B |
C |
About Portfolio Grader: Every Sunday, renowned growth stock
adviser Louis Navellier runs a fundamental analysis on the top
5,000 Wall Street companies. Armed with this research, Navellier
offers a rating for each company reflected as a simple letter
grade, with A being "strong buy" and F being "strong sell."
Portfolio Grader's stock data is free and open to
the public, and can be accessed online here
.
More Portfolio Grader stock analysis:
- 4/12 stock upgrades:
COST, LLY, RDS, WMT (click for complete list)
- 4/12 stock downgrades:
BAC, BA, PC, TM (click for complete list)
- 4/5 stock upgrades:
BA, HIT, XRX, YUM (click for complete list)
- 4/5 stock downgrades:
FDX, HMC, RIMM, RBS (click for complete list)
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