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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 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | A | C | A |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | A | C | A |
| ATR | AptarGroup, Inc. | A | C | A |
| DOC | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | A | B | A |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B | A | C | A |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | A | C | A |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | A | C | A |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A | A | B | A |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | A | B | A |
| L | Loews Corporation | A | C | A |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | A | C | A |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | A | B | A |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | A | C | A |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | A | C | A |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | A | B | A |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | A | C | A |
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIE | Erie Indemnity Company Class A | A | B | B |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GDDY | GoDaddy, Inc. Class A | A | C | B |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc Class A | A | B | B |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NTRA | Natera, Inc. | A | B | B |
| RGA | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated | A | C | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | B | B |
| SMMT | Summit Therapeutics Inc | A | C | B |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech, Inc. | A | B | B |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| USFD | US Foods Holding Corp. | A | C | B |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners, LP | A | B | B |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM | AECOM | B | B | B |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| APO | Apollo Global Management Inc | B | C | B |
| ARES | Ares Management Corporation | B | D | B |
| ARGX | argenx SE ADR | B | B | B |
| AZO | AutoZone, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AZPN | Aspen Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A | B | C | B |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | B | B | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle Inc. | A | C | B |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | B | B | B |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | B | C | B |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CPAY | Corpay, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CPT | Camden Property Trust | B | C | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | B | C | B |
| FER | Ferrovial SE | B | C | B |
| FLUT | Flutter Entertainment Plc | B | C | B |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | B | C | B |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | B | C | B |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | B | C | B |
| MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RVTY | Revvity, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | B | D | B |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | B |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | B | C | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | B | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | C | B | C |
| CI | Cigna Group | C | C | C |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CYBR | CyberArk Software Ltd. | C | C | C |
| FTI | TechnipFMC plc | C | B | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | B | C |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | B | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | D | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | A | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | B | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SCI | Service Corporation International | B | C | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | B | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | C | D | C |
| BLD | TopBuild Corp. | C | C | C |
| BNTX | BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | D | C | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | D | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | D | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | D | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| TWLO | Twilio, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | C | C | C |
| WSO | Watsco, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES | AES Corporation | D | C | D |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | D | B | D |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | D | D | D |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | F | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | C | D |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | D | D | D |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | D | B | D |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | D | B | D |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | D | C | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | D | C | D |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation | D | C | D |
| NIO | NIO Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd | D | D | D |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | D | D | D |
| SAIA | Saia, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | D | D | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | C | D |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | D | C | D |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | D |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | D | D | D |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| RTO | Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | F | D | F |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | F | C | F |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | F | C | F |
| CTRA | Coterra Energy Inc. | F | C | F |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | F | C | F |
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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