Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades
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 77 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 |
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Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | C | B |
DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
EIX | Edison International | B | C | B |
EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | B | D | B |
MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | B | B |
MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | B | C | B |
REG | Regency Centers Corporation | B | C | B |
ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | B | C | B |
SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | B | B |
TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | C | B |
UI | Ubiquiti Inc. | B | D | B |
UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: Sell to Hold |
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Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
BIDU | Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | C |
CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | C | C | C |
FDX | FedEx Corporation | C | D | C |
FOXA | Fox Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | C | D | C |
PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
SNN | Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | B | C |
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| Downgraded: Buy to Hold |
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Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
ABB | ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 1 Sh | B | C | C |
ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
CSX | CSX Corporation | C | B | C |
DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | C |
DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | C | C | C |
DHR | Danaher Corporation | C | C | C |
EVRG | Evergy, Inc. | C | C | C |
FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | B | C |
FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | B | C |
HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | C |
HPQ | HP Inc. | B | C | C |
IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
KIM | Kimco Realty Corporation | B | D | C |
LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | B | C | C |
LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | C | C | C |
MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | C |
MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | C |
NDSN | Nordson Corporation | C | C | C |
ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | C | B | C |
PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
RF | Regions Financial Corporation | B | C | C |
ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | C | C |
SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
STT | State Street Corporation | C | C | C |
TLK | PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B | C | D | C |
WSO.B | Watsco, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: Hold to Sell |
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Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
BALL | Ball Corporation | D | C | D |
COF | Capital One Financial Corp | D | C | D |
DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | D | B | D |
GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | D | D | D |
IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | D | D | D |
INTU | Intuit Inc. | D | D | D |
INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | C | D |
LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | D | B | D |
MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | D | C | D |
POOL | Pool Corporation | D | C | D |
QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | C | D |
TECH | Bio-Techne Corporation | D | C | D |
TRMB | Trimble Inc. | D | C | D |
TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | D |
TSLA | Tesla Inc | D | B | D |
TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
ZI | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc | D | 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,
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Louis Navellier
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