I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 121 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Jan 6, 2025, 10:12 am EST
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 121 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
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CLS
Celestica Inc.
A
B
A
CME
CME Group Inc. Class A
A
C
A
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
A
C
A
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
FFIV
F5, Inc.
A
C
A
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
A
A
A
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
HOOD
Robinhood ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½s, Inc. Class A
A
C
A
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
A
B
A
KGC
Kinross Gold Corporation
A
A
A
LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
A
C
A
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
A
C
B
ALL
Allstate Corporation
A
B
B
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
A
C
B
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B
A
C
B
CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
A
C
B
CB
Chubb Limited
A
B
B
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Company
A
C
B
CMS
CMS Energy Corporation
A
C
B
D
Dominion Energy Inc
A
C
B
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
A
C
B
DOCS
Doximity, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
A
C
B
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
A
C
B
HLN
Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
IP
International Paper Company
A
C
B
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A
C
B
LNT
Alliant Energy Corporation
A
C
B
PG
Procter & Gamble Company
A
C
B
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
A
B
B
PPL
PPL Corporation
A
C
B
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
B
B
B
TRV
Travelers Companies, Inc.
B
B
B
UTHR
United Therapeutics Corporation
A
C
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACM
AECOM
B
B
B
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
AUR
Aurora Innovation, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
B
C
B
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
B
B
B
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
B
C
B
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
B
B
B
NET
Cloudflare Inc Class A
B
C
B
SPGI
S&P Global, Inc.
B
B
B
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
B
B
B
WAT
Waters Corporation
B
B
B
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
B
C
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
D
C
APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
C
C
C
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
B
D
C
CNP
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
B
C
C
CPB
Campbells Company
C
C
C
CRBG
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
B
D
C
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
C
C
C
CTVA
Corteva Inc
B
C
C
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
C
C
C
EQR
Equity Residential
B
D
C
FER
Ferrovial SE
C
C
C
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
B
C
C
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
C
C
C
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
C
C
C
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
C
C
C
NMR
Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR
C
A
C
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
C
B
C
SCI
Service Corporation International
C
C
C
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
C
C
C
SRE
Sempra
B
D
C
SYY
Sysco Corporation
C
C
C
TEF
Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR
B
C
C
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
C
C
C
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
C
C
C
VTRS
Viatris, Inc.
C
C
C
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
C
C
C
WPP
WPP Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
YUMC
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
C
B
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
APG
APi Group Corporation
D
C
C
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
C
C
C
CTRA
Coterra Energy Inc.
C
C
C
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
C
C
C
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
C
C
C
KLAC
KLA Corporation
D
B
C
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
C
C
C
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
C
D
C
OKTA
Okta, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
PCOR
Procore Technologies Inc
D
C
C
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A
C
D
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
D
B
D
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
D
C
D
CI
Cigna Group
D
C
D
CNC
Centene Corporation
D
B
D
CSL
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
D
C
D
CVX
Chevron Corporation
D
D
D
EG
Everest Group, Ltd.
D
C
D
HD
Home Depot, Inc.
D
C
D
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
D
C
D
KHC
Kraft Heinz Company
D
D
D
MAS
Masco Corporation
D
D
D
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
D
B
D
NVS
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
PBR.A
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd
D
C
D
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
DLTR
Dollar Tree, Inc.
F
C
D
MBLY
Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A
D
D
D
ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
F
C
D
PSX
Phillips 66
F
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMX
America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B
F
C
F
BA
Boeing Company
F
D
F
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
F
C
F
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries NV
F
D
F
MGM
MGM Resorts International
F
C
F
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
F
C
F
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
F
C
F
MT
ArcelorMittal SA ADR
F
C
F
SLB
Schlumberger Limited
F
C
F
WLK
Westlake Corporation
F
D
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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