Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

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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 85 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

AME

AMETEK, Inc.

B

C

B

APH

Amphenol Corporation Class A

B

C

B

ATO

Atmos Energy Corporation

B

C

B

AZO

AutoZone, Inc.

B

C

B

BBD

Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd

B

C

B

BBDO

Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

BGNE

BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

BK

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

B

B

B

EXPE

Expedia Group, Inc.

B

C

B

FANG

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

B

C

B

FNF

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group

B

B

B

H

Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A

B

B

B

HEI.A

HEICO Corporation Class A

B

C

B

JPM

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

B

B

B

LNG

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

B

C

B

MORN

Morningstar, Inc.

B

B

B

MRVL

Marvell Technology, Inc.

B

D

B

PSTG

Pure Storage, Inc. Class A

B

C

B

RBLX

Roblox Corp. Class A

B

C

B

SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

B

C

B

SUZ

Suzano SA Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

ANSS

ANSYS, Inc.

B

C

C

AZN

Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR

B

C

C

BDX

Becton, Dickinson and Company

B

D

C

BHP

BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs

C

C

C

COO

Cooper Companies, Inc.

C

C

C

ELS

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

C

C

C

FTNT

Fortinet, Inc.

C

B

C

GOLD

Barrick Gold Corporation

C

B

C

GPN

Global Payments Inc.

C

C

C

HTHT

H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

ISRG

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

C

C

C

MCHP

Microchip Technology Incorporated

C

C

C

OKE

ONEOK, Inc.

B

C

C

OMC

Omnicom Group Inc

C

C

C

ON

ON Semiconductor Corporation

C

C

C

PSX

Phillips 66

B

D

C

ROKU

Roku, Inc. Class A

B

C

C

SLB

Schlumberger N.V.

C

C

C

SONY

Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

TWLO

Twilio, Inc. Class A

C

B

C

VLO

Valero Energy Corporation

C

C

C

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Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AEP

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

D

C

C

CLX

Clorox Company

C

D

C

DIS

Walt Disney Company

D

C

C

ELV

Elevance Health, Inc.

C

C

C

GEN

Gen Digital Inc.

D

B

C

HSY

Hershey Company

D

C

C

KHC

Kraft Heinz Company

C

C

C

LPLA

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

C

C

C

MET

MetLife, Inc.

D

C

C

RTX

RTX Corp.

C

D

C

SQ

Block, Inc. Class A

D

C

C

TRV

Travelers Companies, Inc.

C

C

C

UAL

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

C

C

C

UTHR

United Therapeutics Corporation

D

C

C

WCN

Waste Connections, Inc.

C

C

C

WFC

Wells Fargo & Company

D

B

C

XYL

Xylem Inc.

D

B

C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

BALL

Ball Corporation

D

C

D

BLK

BlackRock, Inc.

D

B

D

CHK

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

D

C

D

CPNG

Coupang, Inc. Class A

D

C

D

DGX

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

D

C

D

EBAY

eBay Inc.

D

C

D

FNV

Franco-Nevada Corporation

D

C

D

GFS

GlobalFoundries Inc.

D

C

D

HD

Home Depot, Inc.

D

C

D

HDB

HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

KMX

CarMax, Inc.

D

C

D

LOW

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

D

C

D

MT

ArcelorMittal SA ADR

D

C

D

NEM

Newmont Corporation

D

D

D

PLD

Prologis, Inc.

D

C

D

REG

Regency Centers Corporation

D

C

D

RIVN

Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A

D

C

D

TER

Teradyne, Inc.

D

C

D

TROW

T. Rowe Price Group

F

B

D

VTR

Ventas, Inc.

C

D

D

VTRS

Viatris, Inc.

D

C

D

WDS

Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

WY

Weyerhaeuser Company

D

C

D

XEL

Xcel Energy Inc.

D

C

D

ZBH

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

D

C

D

ZM

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A

F

B

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

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