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 48 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 |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | C | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | B | C | B |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | B | C | B |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | C | B |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | C | C | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | D | C | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | C | D | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | B | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | C | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | C | C | C |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AXP | American Express Company | C | C | C |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | D | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | B | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | B | D | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty | C | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | B | D |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | D | B | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | C | D |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | D | C | D |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | D | D |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | D | C | D |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | F | B | D |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | D | C | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | B | D |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | D | D |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | D | 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