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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 129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | A | C | A |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | A | C | A |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | A | B | A |
| ARGX | argenx SE ADR | A | B | A |
| CART | Maplebear Inc. | A | B | A |
| CPNG | Coupang, Inc. Class A | A | B | A |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | A | C | A |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | A | B | A |
| DOCS | Doximity, Inc. Class A | A | B | A |
| IP | International Paper Company | A | C | A |
| MMM | 3M Company | A | C | A |
| MMYT | MakeMyTrip Ltd. | A | B | A |
| ONON | On Holding AG Class A | A | C | A |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | A | C | A |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | A | C | A |
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR | AptarGroup, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | A | C | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | A | C | B |
| COKE | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | A | C | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | A | C | B |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | A | C | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | A | B | B |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc Class A | A | B | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | A | B | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | A | C | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | A | C | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | A | C | B |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | B | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | D | B |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | B | B |
| BIRK | Birkenstock Holding plc | B | C | B |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | B | B | B |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | C | B | B |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| COHR | Coherent Corp. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | B | B |
| NTNX | Nutanix, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | B | B | B |
| PWR | Quanta Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | B | D | B |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | B | C | B |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | C | C | C |
| AU | Anglogold Ashanti PLC | B | C | C |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | C | B | C |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | C | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group | C | C | C |
| GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | C | B | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | C | C | C |
| NU | Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A | C | B | C |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | C | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | B | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | B | C |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DAY | Dayforce, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | C |
| JBL | Jabil Inc. | C | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | B | C |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| PCOR | Procore Technologies Inc | D | C | C |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | D | B | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc. | D | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | D | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | D | D | D |
| ANSS | ANSYS, Inc. | F | B | D |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Group | D | C | D |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | D | D | D |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | F | B | D |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | B | D |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation Class A | D | D | D |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | D | C | D |
| LULU | lululemon athletica inc. | D | B | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | F | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | D | D | D |
| RS | Reliance, Inc. | D | D | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | D | D |
| SHEL | Shell Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | D | C | D |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | D | D | D |
| TFII | TFI International Inc. | D | C | D |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | D | B | D |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | D | B | D |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | D | D | D |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | D | C | D |
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | F | C | D |
| BA | Boeing Company | F | D | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | F | C | D |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | F | D | D |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | F | D | F |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | F | D | F |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | F | C | F |
| SLB | Schlumberger Limited | F | C | F |
| TTE | TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR | F | D | F |
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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