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 |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | C | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | B | C | B |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | B | C | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | C | B |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A | B | C | B |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | B | C | B |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | B | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | D | B | C |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | B | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | C | D | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | D | C | C |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | C | B | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | B | C | C |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | B | D | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | C | C |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | C | A | C |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | D | C | D |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | D | C | D |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | D | D | D |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | D | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | D | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | D | C | D |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| EIX | Edison International | D | C | D |
| EQR | Equity Residential | D | B | D |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | C | D |
| HES | Hess Corporation | C | D | D |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | D | C | D |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | D | B | D |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | D | D | D |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | D | C | D |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | D | C | 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