Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades

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 103 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:

 

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

 

 

 

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

BBDO

Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

BBVA

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

BSBR

Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

CBOE

Cboe Global Markets Inc

C

B

C

CFG

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

C

C

C

DRI

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

B

C

C

DXCM

DexCom, Inc.

C

B

C

EA

Electronic Arts Inc.

C

C

C

EC

Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

EIX

Edison International

B

C

C

FAST

Fastenal Company

C

C

C

FE

FirstEnergy Corp.

B

C

C

JCI

Johnson Controls International plc

C

B

C

MELI

MercadoLibre, Inc.

C

B

C

RCI

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

C

C

C

REG

Regency Centers Corporation

B

C

C

RELX

RELX PLC Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

TD

Toronto-Dominion Bank

C

C

C

TTD

Trade Desk, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

UI

Ubiquiti Inc.

B

D

C

VIV

Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

VMC

Vulcan Materials Company

C

C

C

WFC

Wells Fargo & Company

B

D

C

WSO

Watsco, Inc.

B

C

C

 

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

 

 

 

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

ABB

ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 1 Sh

B

C

B

ADI

Analog Devices, Inc.

B

C

B

ASX

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

ATVI

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

B

C

B

BLK

BlackRock, Inc.

B

C

B

BUD

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

CAJ

Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR

B

D

B

CSX

CSX Corporation

B

B

B

DD

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

B

C

B

EXPD

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

B

B

B

FMX

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B

B

C

B

FTNT

Fortinet, Inc.

B

B

B

GFI

Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

GIB

CGI Inc. Class A

B

C

B

HPQ

HP Inc.

B

C

B

LVS

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

B

C

B

MCHP

Microchip Technology Incorporated

B

B

B

MKL

Markel Corporation

B

D

B

MTD

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

B

C

B

NGG

National Grid plc Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

NSC

Norfolk Southern Corporation

B

C

B

ODFL

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

B

B

B

PHM

PulteGroup, Inc.

B

C

B

RGEN

Repligen Corporation

B

C

B

ROP

Roper Technologies, Inc.

B

C

B

SCCO

Southern Copper Corporation

B

C

B

SHG

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

B

C

B

TRP

TC Energy Corporation

B

C

B

VTRS

Viatris, Inc.

B

C

B

ZBH

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

B

C

B

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Downgraded: Hold to Sell

 

 

 

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AVB

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

D

B

D

BGNE

BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

BIDU

Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A

D

C

D

EQR

Equity Residential

D

C

D

FOXA

Fox Corporation Class A

D

C

D

NTES

Netease Inc Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

PLUG

Plug Power Inc.

D

D

D

RBLX

Roblox Corp. Class A

D

D

D

STE

STERIS Plc

C

D

D

XP

XP Inc. Class A

D

B

D

 

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

 

 

 

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

ALC

Alcon AG

C

C

C

ANSS

ANSYS, Inc.

D

C

C

BALL

Ball Corporation

D

C

C

BAM

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

C

C

C

BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc.

C

D

C

BNS

Bank of Nova Scotia

C

C

C

CINF

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

C

D

C

COO

Cooper Companies, Inc.

C

C

C

CTSH

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A

D

C

C

DLR

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

C

B

C

DT

Dynatrace, Inc.

D

C

C

EFX

Equifax Inc.

C

C

C

FOX

Fox Corporation Class B

D

C

C

GFL

GFL Environmental Inc

C

D

C

GOLD

Barrick Gold Corporation

C

C

C

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

C

D

C

IDXX

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

C

C

C

KKR

KKR & Co Inc

C

D

C

LOGI

Logitech International S.A.

C

C

C

MAS

Masco Corporation

C

D

C

MCO

Moody's Corporation

C

D

C

MKTX

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

C

C

C

MSFT

Microsoft Corporation

C

C

C

NEM

Newmont Corporation

C

C

C

NLY

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

C

C

C

NMR

Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

POOL

Pool Corporation

D

C

C

RYAAY

Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

SAP

SAP SE Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

SPGI

S&P Global, Inc.

C

C

C

SPLK

Splunk Inc.

D

B

C

TECH

Bio-Techne Corporation

C

C

C

TFC

Truist Financial Corporation

C

C

C

TRMB

Trimble Inc.

C

C

C

TROW

T. Rowe Price Group

C

C

C

TYL

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

D

C

C

UMC

United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR

D

B

C

VTR

Ventas, Inc.

C

D

C

WPP

WPP Plc Sponsored ADR

D

C

C

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Sincerely,

Source: InvestorPlace unless otherwise noted

Louis Navellier

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