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 72 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 |
| ALC | Alcon, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AME | AMETEK, Inc. | B | B | B |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | B |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | C | B |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | D | C |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | C | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | B | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | C | D | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | B | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | C | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | C | D | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | D | A | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| WRB | W. R. Berkley Corporation | C | C | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | C | C | C |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | C | B | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | C | C | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | B | C |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | D | C |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | C | B | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | B | C | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | C | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | B | D | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SO | Southern Company | B | C | C |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | C | B | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | B | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TRP | TC Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | D | B | D |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | D | C | D |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | D |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | D | D | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | C | D |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | D | B | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | F | C | D |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier