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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 Stock Grader recommendations for 174 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: Buy to Strong Buy
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | A | C | A |
| CB | Chubb Limited | A | B | A |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | A | B | A |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | A | C | A |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | A | B | A |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | A | C | A |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | A | C | A |
| GM | General Motors Company | A | B | A |
| GRAB | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | A | B | A |
| HEI.A | HEICO Corporation Class A | A | B | A |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A | A | C | A |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| MUSA | Murphy USA, Inc. | A | C | A |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | A | B | A |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | A | C | A |
| SE | Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A | A | B | A |
| TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | A | C | A |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners, LP | A | C | A |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | A | C | A |
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | A | C | B |
| ATR | AptarGroup, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | A | B | B |
| CACI | CACI International Inc Class A | A | B | B |
| CASY | Casey's General Stores, Inc. | A | C | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | A | C | B |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | A | B | B |
| CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | A | C | B |
| DOC | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | A | C | B |
| KGC | Kinross Gold Corporation | B | A | B |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | A | C | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | A | B | B |
| PCVX | Vaxcyte, Inc. | A | C | B |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech, Inc. | B | B | B |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | A | C | B |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| BALL | Ball Corporation | B | C | B |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| BN | Brookfield Corporation | B | D | B |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | B | B | B |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | B | C | B |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| CYBR | CyberArk Software Ltd. | B | B | B |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | B | B | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
| FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | A | C | B |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | C | B |
| LPLA | LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MKL | Markel Group Inc. | B | B | B |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | A | B |
| OC | Owens Corning | B | C | B |
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corporation | B | C | B |
| OWL | Blue Owl Capital, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PWR | Quanta Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | B | C | B |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SBS | Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR | B | A | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | B | C | B |
| SHOP | Shopify, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | B |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies Inc | B | B | B |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | B | C | B |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | C | A | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | D | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | B | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AZN | AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | B | D | C |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | B | C | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
| GFL | GFL Environmental Inc | B | C | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | B | C | C |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | C | C |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | C | D | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | C | C | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | C | B | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | C | C | C |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | C | B | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | B | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | C | C | C |
| RDY | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| RVTY | Revvity, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | C | C | C |
| TGT | Target Corporation | C | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | C | C |
| TRU | TransUnion | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | B | C |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Company | C | D | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | C | B | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | C | C |
| BEPC | Brookfield Renewable Corp. Class A | C | D | C |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCJ | Cameco Corporation | C | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DDOG | Datadog Inc Class A | D | B | C |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | D | C | C |
| EXE | Expand Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | D | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | D | C |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| OVV | Ovintiv Inc | D | C | C |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | C | C | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | D | C |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | D | B | C |
| SQ | Block, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | C | D | C |
| TFII | TFI International Inc. | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | B | C |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| WCC | WESCO International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | D | B | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | B | D |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | D | C | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | D | B | D |
| BGNE | BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | C | D |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | C | D |
| GSK | GSK plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | D |
| MNDY | monday.com Ltd. | D | C | D |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | D | C | D |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | D | C | D |
| RTO | Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | D | C | D |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | D | D | D |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | D | C | D |
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | D | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | F | C | D |
| SLB | Schlumberger Limited | F | C | D |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | F | C | D |
| STLA | Stellantis N.V. | F | C | D |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | F | C | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | F | C | F |
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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