July 20, 2026

ASML Holding N.V. Upgraded, Super Micro Computer Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 141 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 141 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
ASML	ASML Holding NV Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
BG	Bunge Global SA	A	C	A
BP	BP PLC Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
CASY	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.	A	B	A
CB	Chubb Limited	A	C	A
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	A	C	A
COP	ConocoPhillips	A	C	A
CSX	CSX Corporation	A	B	A
CVX	Chevron Corporation	A	C	A
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	A	C	A
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	A	B	A
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	A	A	A
JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	A	B	A
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	A	C	A
RNR	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.	A	B	A
SHEL	Shell Plc Sponsored ADR	A	C	A
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	A	B	A
TS	Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR	A	C	A
TTE	TotalEnergies SE	A	C	A
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	A	C	A
WDS	Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR	A	C	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALAB	Astera Labs, Inc.	B	B	B
CNP	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	A	C	B
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	A	C	B
CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	A	B	B
CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	A	C	B
DELL	Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C	A	B	B
INTC	Intel Corporation	A	C	B
LNT	Alliant Energy Corporation	A	C	B
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MOD	Modine Manufacturing Company	A	B	B
MOG.B	Moog Inc. Class B	A	B	B
NBIS	Nebius Group N.V. Class A	A	C	B
NOK	Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR	A	B	B
PNW	Pinnacle West Capital Corp	A	C	B
RBC	RBC Bearings Incorporated	A	C	B
SBS	Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
SNX	TD SYNNEX Corporation	B	B	B
TWLO	Twilio, Inc. Class A	B	B	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AA	Alcoa Corporation	B	C	B
AEG	Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
BBDO	Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	B	B	B
COR	Cencora, Inc.	B	B	B
DOW	Dow, Inc.	B	C	B
EG	Everest Group, Ltd.	B	B	B
F	Ford Motor Company	C	B	B
H	Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A	B	B	B
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
IRM	Iron Mountain, Inc.	B	B	B
LTM	LATAM Airlines Group SA Sponsored ADR	C	B	B
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	B	B	B
MET	MetLife, Inc.	B	C	B
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	B	C	B
NWG	NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
O	Realty Income Corporation	B	C	B
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.	B	D	B
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	B	C	B
RS	Reliance, Inc.	B	B	B
SFD	Smithfield Foods, Inc.	B	C	B
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	B	B	B
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	B	C	B
WSM	Williams-Sonoma, Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AES	AES Corporation	C	B	C
ASTS	AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A	C	D	C
CMS	CMS Energy Corporation	B	C	C
ERIC	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B	B	C	C
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	C	C	C
FSLR	First Solar, Inc.	C	B	C
GFS	GlobalFoundries Inc.	B	C	C
HSY	Hershey Company	C	B	C
IBKR	Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
INSM	Insmed Incorporated	C	C	C
JBL	Jabil Inc.	C	C	C
LHX	L3Harris Technologies Inc	C	C	C
LIN	Linde plc	B	C	C
LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	B	C	C
MDB	MongoDB, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
ON	ON Semiconductor Corporation	C	B	C
QSR	Restaurant Brands International, Inc.	C	C	C
RDDT	Reddit, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
RKLB	Rocket Lab Corporation	C	C	C
RMBS	Rambus Inc.	C	C	C
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	C	B	C
SO	Southern Company	B	C	C
SPXC	SPX Technologies, Inc.	C	C	C
TDY	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	C	C	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	C	B	C
UDR	UDR, Inc.	C	B	C
USFD	US Foods Holding Corp.	B	C	C
YUM	Yum! Brands, Inc.	C	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMP	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	D	B	C
BEKE	KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	D	B	C
BXP	BXP Inc	D	B	C
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	D	C	C
CVNA	Carvana Co. Class A	D	B	C
DHR	Danaher Corporation	C	C	C
DXCM	DexCom, Inc.	D	B	C
FERG	Ferguson Enterprises Inc.	C	C	C
FWONK	Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty Formula One	D	B	C
GIL	Gildan Activewear Inc.	C	C	C
HRL	Hormel Foods Corporation	C	C	C
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	C	C	C
IR	Ingersoll Rand Inc.	D	C	C
JEF	Jefferies Financial Group Inc.	D	B	C
NWS	News Corporation Class B	D	C	C
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	C	C	C
RVTY	Revvity, Inc.	C	C	C
SGI	Somnigroup International Inc.	D	C	C
SNY	Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
SPGI	S&P Global, Inc.	D	C	C
SUI	Sun Communities, Inc.	C	D	C
SW	Smurfit Westrock PLC	C	D	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	C	C
UHAL.B	U-Haul Holding Company Series N Non-Voting	C	C	C
V	Visa Inc. Class A	D	B	C
VRSN	VeriSign, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AXON	Axon Enterprise Inc	D	B	D
BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation Class B	D	D	D
CACI	CACI International Inc Class A	D	C	D
DB	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	D	C	D
DT	Dynatrace, Inc.	D	C	D
HEI.A	HEICO Corporation Class A	D	B	D
IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	D	C	D
IONQ	IonQ, Inc.	D	B	D
NRG	NRG Energy, Inc.	D	C	D
RDY	Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
SMCI	Super Micro Computer, Inc.	F	A	D
TT	Trane Technologies plc	D	C	D
U	Unity Software, Inc.	D	D	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	F	C	D
DPZ	Domino’s Pizza, Inc.	F	D	D
PYPL	PayPal Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D
RELX	RELX PLC Sponsored ADR	F	C	D
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corporation	F	C	D
UBER	Uber Technologies, Inc.	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BAM	Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A	F	C	F
CRCL	Circle Internet Group, Inc. Class A	F	C	F
ERIE	Erie Indemnity Company Class A	F	C	F
SAP	SAP SE Sponsored ADR	F	C	F
TCOM	Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR	F	C	F

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