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Bristol-Myers Upgraded, Broadcom Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 142 stocks.

Bristol-Myers Upgraded, Broadcom Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

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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 142 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.

Upgraded: Strong to Very Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc. A B A
BMO Bank of Montreal A C A
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia A C A
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp A C A
CVS CVS Health Corporation A B A
FLEX Flex Ltd A B A
FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust A B A
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc A B A
IESC IES Holdings, Inc. A B A
MLI Mueller Industries, Inc. A B A
MUSA Murphy USA, Inc. A B A
PL Planet Labs PBC Class A A C A
STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. A B A
TWLO Twilio, Inc. Class A A B A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ALB Albemarle Corporation A B B
AU Anglogold Ashanti PLC B B B
BKR Baker Hughes Company Class A A B B
BTI British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR A C B
MOG.B Moog Inc. Class B A B B
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class A A B B
NXT Nextpower Inc. Class A A C B
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. A C B
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation A C B
VG Venture Global, Inc. Class A B B B
VTR Ventas, Inc. A C B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AFL Aflac Incorporated B B B
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. B C B
ALL Allstate Corporation B B B
AMGN Amgen Inc. B C B
BEN Franklin Resources, Inc. B B B
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company B C B
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation B C B
DE Deere & Company B C B
DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. C B B
EWBC East West Bancorp, Inc. B C B
FAST Fastenal Company B C B
FOX Fox Corporation Class B B C B
H Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A B B B
HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. B C B
HUBB Hubbell Incorporated B C B
KB KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR B C B
KIM Kimco Realty Corporation B B B
MCK McKesson Corporation B C B
MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. B C B
MGM MGM Resorts International B C B
NMR Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR B C B
ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. B C B
PCG PG&E Corporation B C B
PNC PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. B C B
REG Regency Centers Corporation B C B
RF Regions Financial Corporation B C B
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation Class A B C B
RTO Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR B C B
SAIA Saia, Inc. B C B
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR B B B
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc. B B B
UNP Union Pacific Corporation B C B
URI United Rentals, Inc. B C B
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corporation B C B
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Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited C B C
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. C B C
AVGO Broadcom Inc. C B C
BBDO Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR C B C
BSAC Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR C C C
CDE Coeur Mining, Inc. C B C
CMS CMS Energy Corporation B C C
ENTG Entegris, Inc. C B C
F Ford Motor Company C B C
FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. C B C
FNV Franco-Nevada Corporation C B C
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. C B C
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated C B C
TGT Target Corporation B C C
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. Class A C C C
TLN Talen Energy Corp B C C
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. B C C
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp C B C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. D B D
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A D D D
DG Dollar General Corporation D C D
GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. F C D
HON Honeywell International Inc. D D D
JBS JBS N.V. Class A D C D
NFLX Netflix, Inc. F B D
NTES Netease Inc Sponsored ADR D C D
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. Class A D B D
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A D C D
T AT&T Inc D C D
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. D B D
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A D D D
DG Dollar General Corporation D C D
GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. F C D
HON Honeywell International Inc. D D D
JBS JBS N.V. Class A D C D
NFLX Netflix, Inc. F B D
NTES Netease Inc Sponsored ADR D C D
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. Class A D B D
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A D C D
T AT&T Inc D C D
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. D C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BNTX BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR F D F
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A F C F

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Louis Navellier

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