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 69 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: From Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | B | B | B |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| ARMK | Aramark | B | C | B |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | B |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | A | D | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | C | B |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | B | B |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | B | C | B |
| TYL | Tyler Technologies, Inc. | A | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | C |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | C | C |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | C | D | C |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | C | D | C |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | D | C | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | D | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | C | D | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | C | C |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | C | B | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | B | C | C |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | C | A | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | C | B | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | C | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | B | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | B | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | B | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | C | C |
| SNE | Sony Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | B | D |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | F | B | D |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | D | C | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | D |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | D | D | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | B | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | C | D |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | D | C | D |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | D | C | D |
| NTR | Nutrien Ltd. | D | C | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | D | B | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | F | C | D |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | D | D | D |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | D | C | D |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. Class A | 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,
Louis Navellier