Weekly Stock Grader Analysis: Upgrades & Downgrades on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 159 big blue chips.
By
Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Feb 3, 2025, 3:33 pm 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
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
A
C
A
ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation
A
C
A
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
A
C
A
AVB
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
A
B
A
CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
A
C
A
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A
A
C
A
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
A
C
A
DGX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
A
C
A
DOCU
DocuSign, Inc.
A
B
A
DUOL
Duolingo, Inc. Class A
A
B
A
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
A
B
A
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
A
B
A
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
A
B
A
KR
Kroger Co.
A
C
A
LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
A
C
A
MO
Altria Group, Inc.
A
C
A
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
A
C
A
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
A
B
A
NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
A
B
A
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
A
C
A
RBLX
Roblox Corp. Class A
A
C
A
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
A
C
A
T
AT&T Inc.
A
C
A
Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
A
C
B
BRO
Brown & Brown, Inc.
A
C
B
CEG
Constellation Energy Corporation
A
C
B
CMI
Cummins Inc.
A
B
B
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
B
B
B
GLW
Corning Inc
A
B
B
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A
A
B
B
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
A
B
B
ITCI
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
A
C
B
LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
A
C
B
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
A
B
B
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
A
C
B
THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
B
B
B
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A
B
B
B
Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAPL
Apple Inc.
B
C
B
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
B
C
B
AFRM
Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
ALC
Alcon AG
B
C
B
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
BN
Brookfield Corporation
B
D
B
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
B
B
B
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
B
C
B
CRBG
Corebridge Financial, Inc.
B
D
B
DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
B
B
B
EMN
Eastman Chemical Company
B
C
B
EMR
Emerson Electric Co.
B
C
B
ERIE
Erie Indemnity Company Class A
B
C
B
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
B
B
B
FSLR
First Solar, Inc.
B
C
B
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
B
B
B
HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
B
C
B
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation
A
C
B
INCY
Incyte Corporation
B
C
B
NEM
Newmont Corporation
B
B
B
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
B
C
B
NU
Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
C
B
B
ONC
BeOne Medicines Ltd Sponsored ADR
B
D
B
RELX
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
RVTY
Revvity, Inc.
B
C
B
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR
C
A
B
SKX
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A
B
B
B
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
B
C
B
TEAM
Atlassian Corp Class A
B
B
B
TRV
Travelers Companies, Inc.
B
B
B
WRB
W. R. Berkley Corporation
B
B
B
ZM
Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ACM
AECOM
C
B
C
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc
B
F
C
APH
Amphenol Corporation Class A
C
B
C
BCH
Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
C
C
C
CB
Chubb Limited
B
C
C
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
B
C
C
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Company
C
C
C
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
C
B
C
COR
Cencora, Inc.
B
C
C
DECK
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
C
B
C
DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
C
D
C
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
C
C
C
GFL
GFL Environmental Inc
B
C
C
GM
General Motors Company
C
C
C
GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
D
C
C
JNPR
Juniper Networks, Inc.
D
B
C
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
B
C
C
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
B
D
C
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
C
B
C
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
C
C
C
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
C
C
C
NOW
ServiceNow, Inc.
C
C
C
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
C
B
C
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
C
C
C
PARAA
Paramount Global Class A
B
C
C
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
C
C
C
RACE
Ferrari NV
C
C
C
RNR
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
C
D
C
SCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
C
B
C
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
C
B
C
SYK
Stryker Corporation
B
C
C
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
C
C
C
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
C
C
C
TT
Trane Technologies plc
C
C
C
XPO
XPO, Inc.
C
C
C
Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BIP
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
C
C
C
BXP
BXP Inc
C
D
C
EC
Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
C
C
C
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
C
C
C
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc
D
C
C
NEUP
Neuphoria Therapeutics Inc.
D
C
C
PAG
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
C
C
C
PSA
Public Storage
C
D
C
RBC
RBC Bearings Incorporated
C
C
C
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
D
C
C
SBAC
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
D
C
C
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
D
B
C
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
D
B
C
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
C
C
C
VOD
Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
D
C
C
WPP
WPP Plc Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
C
D
D
AVTR
Avantor, Inc.
D
C
D
BALL
Ball Corporation
D
C
D
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
D
C
D
CI
Cigna Group
D
C
D
CVX
Chevron Corporation
D
C
D
DHR
Danaher Corporation
D
C
D
EIX
Edison International
D
B
D
ETN
Eaton Corp. Plc
D
C
D
EW
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
D
C
D
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
D
C
D
ILMN
Illumina, Inc.
D
C
D
MANH
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
F
C
D
MSCI
MSCI Inc. Class A
D
D
D
PBR.A
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd
D
C
D
RRX
Regal Rexnord Corporation
D
C
D
SAIA
Saia, Inc.
D
C
D
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
D
C
D
SYY
Sysco Corporation
D
C
D
WSO
Watsco, Inc.
D
C
D
WSO.B
Watsco, Inc. Class B
D
C
D
Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABEV
Ambev SA Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
F
D
D
BSBR
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
CDW
CDW Corporation
F
C
D
NDSN
Nordson Corporation
F
C
D
PUK
Prudential plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
D
RCI
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
F
C
D
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A
D
C
D
Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ALGN
Align Technology, Inc.
F
C
F
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
F
C
F
DEO
Diageo plc Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
GMAB
Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR
F
C
F
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
F
C
F
QSR
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
F
C
F
TXT
Textron Inc.
F
C
F
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
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