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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 Portfolio Grader recommendations for 206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | A | C | A |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | A | B | A |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | A | C | A |
| CLH | Clean Harbors, Inc. | A | C | A |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | A | C | A |
| COR | Cencora, Inc. | A | C | A |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | A | C | A |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | A | C | A |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | A | C | A |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | A | B | A |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | A | C | A |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | A | C | A |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | A | B | A |
| MUSA | Murphy USA, Inc. | A | C | A |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | A | C | A |
| NI | NiSource Inc | A | C | A |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | A | C | A |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | A | B | A |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | A | B | A |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | A | C | A |
| SBS | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| SO | Southern Company | A | B | A |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | A | B | A |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | A | C | A |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | A | C | A |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | B | C | B |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | C | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | B | C | B |
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | A | B | B |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | B | C | B |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | B | B |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | B | D | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | A | C | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | C | B |
| CPNG | Coupang, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | B | D | B |
| CUBE | CubeSmart | B | C | B |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | A | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | A | C | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | A | C | B |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | A | C | B |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | A | C | B |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | C | B |
| ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ES | Eversource Energy | B | B | B |
| EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | B | C | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | A | D | B |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | B | C | B |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | B | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| HLN | Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated | B | C | B |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellanova | B | C | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | C | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | D | B |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | B | C | B |
| LH | Labcorp Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | A | D | B |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | B | C | B |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | B | B | B |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | B | C | B |
| RBA | RB Global, Inc. | B | B | B |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | B | C | B |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SRE | Sempra | A | C | B |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | A | C | B |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | A | C | B |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | C | B | C |
| BLD | TopBuild Corp. | C | C | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCJ | Cameco Corporation | C | C | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | B | D | C |
| CPAY | Corpay, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | B | C | C |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
| JLL | Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | C | B | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| PNR | Pentair plc | C | B | C |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | C | C | C |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | B | D | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
| SW | Smurfit Westrock PLC | C | C | C |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | B | C |
| WMS | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent Class A | D | B | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | D | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle Inc. | B | D | C |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A | B | D | C |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | D | B | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | C | C | C |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GEHC | GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | B | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | D | B | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corporation | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | C | D | C |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | C | D | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | D | C | C |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTES | Netease Inc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | D | C |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | D | C | C |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | C | C | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings, Inc. | D | B | C |
| QGEN | QIAGEN NV | D | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RVTY | Revvity, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| STE | STERIS plc | C | D | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| TWLO | Twilio, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | C | D | C |
| UMC | United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | C | C | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Corporation | C | D | C |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACI | Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | D | D |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | D | D | D |
| CDW | CDW Corporation | D | C | D |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | D | D | D |
| CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | C | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | C | D |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | D | D |
| LECO | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MAR | Marriott International, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| OVV | Ovintiv Inc | D | C | D |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | D | C | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp Class A | F | C | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | D | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | F | C | F |
| CNH | CNH Industrial NV | F | C | F |
| GFS | GlobalFoundries Inc. | F | C | F |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | F | C | F |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | F | F | F |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | F | C | F |
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
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