I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 159 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Jan 13, 2025, 11:03 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 159 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
AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
A
B
A
AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
A
C
A
CEG
Constellation Energy Corporation
A
C
A
CMI
Cummins Inc.
A
B
A
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
A
C
A
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
A
B
A
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
A
C
A
ESLT
Elbit Systems Ltd
A
B
A
GME
GameStop Corp. Class A
A
C
A
IP
International Paper Company
A
C
A
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A
C
A
MMM
3M Company
A
C
A
OKE
ONEOK, Inc.
A
C
A
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
A
B
A
RCL
Royal Caribbean Group
A
C
A
RJF
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
A
B
A
SAP
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
A
B
A
TPL
Texas Pacific Land Corporation
A
C
A
TTD
Trade Desk, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
UTHR
United Therapeutics Corporation
A
C
A
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A
A
B
A
WFC
Wells Fargo & Company
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
A
C
B
CLX
Clorox Company
B
B
B
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
A
C
B
CPNG
Coupang, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
B
B
B
KR
Kroger Co.
A
C
B
MMYT
MakeMyTrip Ltd.
A
B
B
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
C
B
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
A
B
B
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
A
C
B
TW
Tradeweb ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½s, Inc. Class A
A
C
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
D
B
APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
B
C
B
APH
Amphenol Corporation Class A
B
B
B
AR
Antero Resources Corporation
A
D
B
ARM
ARM Holdings PLC ADR
B
B
B
AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc.
B
D
B
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
CPAY
Corpay, Inc.
B
C
B
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
B
C
B
CTAS
Cintas Corporation
B
B
B
CTVA
Corteva Inc
B
C
B
EQT
EQT Corporation
B
C
B
ETN
Eaton Corp. Plc
B
C
B
FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
B
D
B
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
FNV
Franco-Nevada Corporation
B
C
B
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
B
B
B
GFI
Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
B
B
B
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
B
B
B
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
C
B
B
PR
Permian Resources Corporation Class A
C
B
B
RPRX
Royalty Pharma Plc Class A
B
C
B
SAN
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
SCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
B
B
B
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
B
C
B
SNX
TD SYNNEX Corporation
B
C
B
TS
Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
B
C
B
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
B
C
B
WWD
Woodward, Inc.
B
C
B
YUMC
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
C
C
C
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
B
C
C
CAG
Conagra Brands, Inc.
C
C
C
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
C
C
C
EIX
Edison International
D
B
C
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
C
C
C
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
C
B
C
FE
FirstEnergy Corp.
B
C
C
GIS
General Mills, Inc.
C
B
C
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
C
C
C
J
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
B
C
C
KIM
Kimco Realty Corporation
C
B
C
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
C
B
C
KO
Coca-Cola Company
C
C
C
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
C
C
C
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
C
C
C
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
B
C
C
MELI
MercadoLibre, Inc.
C
C
C
PCG
PG&E Corporation
C
C
C
SLF
Sun Life Financial Inc.
C
B
C
SPGI
S&P Global, Inc.
C
C
C
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
C
B
C
WIT
Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
A
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
C
C
C
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
ASML
ASML Holding NV ADR
D
C
C
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
C
C
C
CSL
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
C
C
C
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
C
D
C
CVX
Chevron Corporation
C
D
C
DKNG
DraftKings, Inc. Class A
C
D
C
EQNR
Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
D
C
C
HD
Home Depot, Inc.
C
C
C
HES
Hess Corporation
C
C
C
LULU
lululemon athletica inc.
D
B
C
MAS
Masco Corporation
C
D
C
NTR
Nutrien Ltd.
C
D
C
PBR.A
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd
D
C
C
PCAR
PACCAR Inc
C
C
C
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
C
D
C
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
D
C
C
TECK
Teck Resources Limited Class B
C
D
C
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
C
C
C
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
C
C
C
UBS
UBS Group AG
C
B
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BALL
Ball Corporation
D
C
D
BXP
BXP Inc
D
C
D
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
D
C
D
CPB
Campbells Company
D
C
D
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A
D
C
D
DAY
Dayforce, Inc.
D
C
D
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
D
C
D
DT
Dynatrace, Inc.
D
B
D
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
D
C
D
EPAM
EPAM Systems, Inc.
D
B
D
FDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
D
C
D
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
D
C
D
HSY
Hershey Company
D
C
D
IX
ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
D
D
D
O
Realty Income Corporation
D
C
D
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc
D
C
D
PCOR
Procore Technologies Inc
D
C
D
SONY
Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
B
D
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage Company Class B
D
D
D
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
D
B
D
YUM
Yum! Brands, Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALGN
Align Technology, Inc.
F
C
D
BA
Boeing Company
F
D
D
BHP
BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs
F
C
D
CDW
CDW Corporation
F
C
D
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
F
C
D
MT
ArcelorMittal SA ADR
F
C
D
SLB
Schlumberger Limited
F
C
D
TTE
TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR
D
D
D
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
D
C
D
WLK
Westlake Corporation
F
D
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BSBR
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
DG
Dollar General Corporation
F
C
F
MBLY
Mobileye Global, Inc. Class A
F
D
F
ON
ON Semiconductor Corporation
F
C
F
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
F
C
F
STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
UMC
United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
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Louis Navellier
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