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 74 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 |
| AGN | Allergan plc | B | C | B |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | C | B |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | B | B |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | C | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | B | C | B |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | B | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | B | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | D | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ELAN | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | B | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | D | C | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | C | D | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group | C | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | D | C | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | F | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | C | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | C | D | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AZO | AutoZone, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | C | B | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | D | C |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | C | C | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | B | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | C | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | C | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | D | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | D | B | D |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | D | C | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | D |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | D | D |
| HES | Hess Corporation | D | C | D |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | D | C | D |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | D |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | D | D | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | C | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | D | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier