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 108 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: Hold to Buy

Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABEV
Ambev SA Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
ADSK
Autodesk, Inc.
B
B
B
ANSS
ANSYS, Inc.
B
B
B
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
B
D
B
CHWY
Chewy, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
B
C
B
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
B
C
B
ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
B
C
B
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
B
B
B
GGG
Graco Inc.
B
C
B
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
HON
Honeywell International Inc.
B
C
B
HUBS
HubSpot, Inc.
B
B
B
HZNP
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company
B
C
B
K
Kellogg Company
B
C
B
KHC
Kraft Heinz Company
B
C
B
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
B
C
B
KO
Coca-Cola Company
B
C
B
LI
Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
C
B
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
B
C
B
LULU
Lululemon Athletica Inc
B
B
B
MKTX
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
B
C
B
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
B
C
B
MSCI
MSCI Inc. Class A
B
C
B
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
B
C
B
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
A
C
B
PPL
PPL Corporation
B
C
B
QGEN
QIAGEN NV
B
C
B
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
B
C
B
RCL
Royal Caribbean Group
B
C
B
RIO
Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
RSG
Republic Services, Inc.
B
C
B
RTO
Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
RTX
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
B
C
B
TEF
Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
B
C
B
TTD
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
VMW
VMware, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
VRSK
Verisk Analytics Inc
B
C
B
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
B
B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
APA
APA Corporation
C
C
C
BCS
Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
B
C
C
CNA
CNA Financial Corporation
C
C
C
CVX
Chevron Corporation
C
C
C
DOV
Dover Corporation
C
C
C
FMC
FMC Corporation
C
B
C
GS
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
B
C
C
HAL
Halliburton Company
C
B
C
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
C
B
C
ICLR
ICON Plc
C
C
C
INCY
Incyte Corporation
C
C
C
MKL
Markel Corporation
C
C
C
UHAL
U-Haul Holding Company
B
D
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
B
C
C
WLK
Westlake Corporation
C
D
C
WPP
WPP Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
WRB
W. R. Berkley Corporation
C
B
C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADBE
Adobe Incorporated
C
C
C
ALGN
Align Technology, Inc.
C
C
C
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
C
D
C
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
C
D
C
BBDO
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR
D
B
C
BBY
Best Buy Co., Inc.
C
C
C
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
C
C
C
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
BRO
Brown & Brown, Inc.
C
B
C
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
C
C
C
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
C
C
C
COO
Cooper Companies, Inc.
C
C
C
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
CSX
CSX Corporation
D
C
C
EBAY
eBay Inc.
C
C
C
EBR
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
C
C
C
FOXA
Fox Corporation Class A
D
C
C
HSIC
Henry Schein, Inc.
C
C
C
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
C
C
C
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
C
C
C
KR
Kroger Co.
D
C
C
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
C
C
C
NGG
National Grid plc Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
D
B
C
OKTA
Okta, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
PG
Procter & Gamble Company
C
C
C
SPGI
S&P Global, Inc.
C
C
C
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
C
C
C
TGT
Target Corporation
C
C
C
UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
C
C
C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
D
C
D
BAC
Bank of America Corp
D
C
D
BKR
Baker Hughes Company Class A
D
C
D
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
D
C
D
CFG
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
D
C
D
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
FE
FirstEnergy Corp.
D
D
D
FHN
First Horizon Corporation
D
B
D
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
D
C
D
NTR
Nutrien Ltd.
D
C
D
NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
D
C
D
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
D
C
D
PNC
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
D
C
D
RPRX
Royalty Pharma Plc Class A
D
C
D
SUZ
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
D
C
D
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A
D
C
D

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Sincerely,

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Louis Navellier

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