I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 188 big blue chips.
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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 188 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.
Upgraded: Buy to Strong Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | A | C | A |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | A | B | A |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| CTLT | Catalent Inc | A | B | A |
| EQR | Equity Residential | A | B | A |
| ERIE | Erie Indemnity Company Class A | A | B | A |
| HLN | Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | A | C | A |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | A | C | A |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc Class A | A | B | A |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | A | C | A |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | A | C | A |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | A | C | A |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | A | B | A |
| NWG | NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR | A | B | A |
| RTX | RTX Corporation | A | C | A |
| SF | Stifel Financial Corp | A | B | A |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech, Inc. | A | B | A |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | A |
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | A | C | B |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | A | B | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | A | C | B |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc | A | C | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | A | C | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | B | B | B |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | B | B | B |
| DOC | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | A | B | B |
| EME | EMCOR Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FI | Fiserv, Inc. | A | C | B |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | A | C | B |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A | A | B | B |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | A | C | B |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | A | B | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | A | B | B |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | B | C | B |
| L | Loews Corporation | A | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | A | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | A | C | B |
| MKC.V | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | A | B | B |
| NVR | NVR, Inc. | A | C | B |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | A | C | B |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Group | A | B | B |
| RELX | RELX PLC Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | A | C | B |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare Corporation | A | B | B |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | B | B | B |
| VLTO | Veralto Corporation | A | B | B |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | B | C | B |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | A | C | B |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | A | C | B |
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | A | C | B |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A | A | C | B |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Company Class A | B | B | B |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | B | C | B |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| FTI | TechnipFMC plc | C | A | B |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty Formula One | B | C | B |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | B | B | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | B | B |
| GRAB | Grab Holdings Limited Class A | A | C | B |
| GSK | GSK plc Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| HUBS | HubSpot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| KNSL | Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| KVUE | Kenvue, Inc. | A | C | B |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | B | B | B |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | A | D | B |
| MNDY | monday.com Ltd. | B | B | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | B | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | B | B |
| PARAA | Paramount Global Class A | B | C | B |
| PSA | Public Storage | B | C | B |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | A | C | B |
| SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B | B | C | B |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | B | C | B |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| TRU | TransUnion | B | C | B |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. Class A | C | B | B |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | A | D | B |
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BALL | Ball Corporation | B | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CARR | Carrier Global Corp. | C | C | C |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | C | B | C |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | B | C | C |
| CHWY | Chewy, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | B | C |
| FCNCA | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| FER | Ferrovial SE | C | C | C |
| FIX | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FLUT | Flutter Entertainment Plc | C | C | C |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | B | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | B | C | C |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | C | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | B | D | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| MEDP | Medpace Holdings, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| MORN | Morningstar, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | C | B | C |
| PDD | PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. Class A | C | D | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | D | C | C |
| SUI | Sun Communities, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | C | C | C |
| TGT | Target Corporation | C | B | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | C | C | C |
| V | Visa Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | C | C |
| ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | C | D | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | C | B | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C | C | C | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation | C | C | C |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NVT | nVent Electric plc | D | C | C |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd | C | D | C |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma Plc Class A | C | D | C |
| SAIA | Saia, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies Inc | D | B | C |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | C | D | C |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | C | B | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | C | C |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | C | C | C |
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| BETR | Better Home & Finance Holding Company Class A | D | C | D |
| BLD | TopBuild Corp. | D | C | D |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BNTX | BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR | C | D | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| DXCM | DexCom, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FERG | Ferguson Enterprises Inc. | D | C | D |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | D | C | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | D | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| IPG | Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | F | B | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | D | D |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | D | D | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | C | D |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WLK | Westlake Corporation | D | C | D |
| WSO | Watsco, Inc. | D | C | D |
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | D | D |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CTRA | Coterra Energy Inc. | F | C | D |
| DAY | Dayforce, Inc. | F | C | D |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | F | C | D |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | F | C | D |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | F | C | F |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | F | C | F |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | F | C | F |
| ICLR | ICON Plc | F | C | F |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | F | D | F |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | F | C | F |
| SLB | Schlumberger Limited | F | C | F |
| SNOW | Snowflake, Inc. Class A | F | C | F |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | F | C | F |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | F | C | F |
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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