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: From Hold to Buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | B | B |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | B | C | B |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| BTI | British American Tobacco | A | C | B |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | A | C | B |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | B | C | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | B | C | B |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | B | C | B |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | B | C | B |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | B | B | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | B | B |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | B | C | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | B | B | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | D | B |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | B | C | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | D | B |
| PSA | Public Storage | B | D | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | B |
| STT | State Street Corporation | B | B | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | B | B |
| TOT | Total SA Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | B | C | B |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | B | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | B | C | B |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | B | C |
| ENIC | Enel Chile SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | D | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | C | C |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | C | D | C |
| RDS.B | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | C | D | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | C | D | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | C | C |
| EIX | Edison International | B | C | C |
| EQR | Equity Residential | C | B | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | C | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | B | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | C | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | D | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | B | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | D | C |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| STZ.B | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | B | D | C |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | D | C | D |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | D | C | D |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | D | D |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | D | C | D |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | F | B | D |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | D | C | D |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. | 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