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Dell Upgraded, Costco Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 104 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 104 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
AA Alcoa Corporation A C A
ALB Albemarle Corporation A B A
AU Anglogold Ashanti PLC A B A
DELL Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C A B A
LLY Eli Lilly and Company A B A
MOG.A Moog Inc. Class A A B A
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class A A B A
SMTC Semtech Corporation A C A
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd Series B A B A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia A C B
CBOE Cboe Global Markets Inc A B B
CVS CVS Health Corporation B B B
ET Energy Transfer LP A C B
IESC IES Holdings, Inc. A B B
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc Class P A B B
MLI Mueller Industries, Inc. B B B
OKE ONEOK, Inc. A C B
TD Toronto-Dominion Bank A D B
WMB Williams Companies, Inc. A C B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AAON AAON, Inc. C B B
AVGO Broadcom Inc. B C B
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. B D B
ENTG Entegris, Inc. B B B
F Ford Motor Company B B B
FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. B B B
FTNT Fortinet, Inc. B B B
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A B C B
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. B B B
NTRA Natera, Inc. B C B
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc. B D B
SAN Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR B B B
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. Class A B C B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AFG American Financial Group, Inc. C C C
AFL Aflac Incorporated C B C
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. B C C
AMGN Amgen Inc. B C C
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company C C C
CME CME Group Inc. Class A C C C
DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. C B C
EWBC East West Bancorp, Inc. C C C
EXE Expand Energy Corporation C C C
KB KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR C C C
LIN Linde plc C C C
P Everpure, Inc. Class A C B C
PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR C B C
PM Philip Morris International Inc. B D C
PPL PPL Corporation B C C
PUK Prudential plc Sponsored ADR C C C
REG Regency Centers Corporation C C C
RL Ralph Lauren Corporation Class A C C C
RTO Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR C C C
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR C B C
TAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR C C C
TXT Textron Inc. C C C
UNP Union Pacific Corporation B C C
WF Woori Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR B C C
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc. C C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
A Agilent Technologies, Inc. C B C
APTV Aptiv PLC C C C
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. C C C
GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. D B C
HMY Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR C C C
HPQ HP Inc. D C C
IOT Samsara, Inc. Class A D B C
MSCI MSCI Inc. Class A C C C
NTES Netease Inc Sponsored ADR D C C
OKTA Okta, Inc. Class A C C C
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. Class A D B C
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A D C C
VMC Vulcan Materials Company D C C
WMS Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. C C C
WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited C C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AIG American International Group, Inc. D C D
BLK BlackRock, Inc. D C D
BN Brookfield Corporation D C D
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. D C D
CNA CNA Financial Corporation D D D
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation D C D
DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. D C D
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. D C D
FCNCA First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A D C D
ORLY O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. D C D
PSA Public Storage D C D
SEIC SEI Investments Company D B D
SNN Smith & Nephew plc Sponsored ADR D C D
SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. D C D
TLK PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B D C D
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. D C D
WSE Wise Group plc Class A D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
CDW CDW Corporation F C D
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A F C D
LINE Lineage, Inc. D D D
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. F C D
UHAL U-Haul Holding Company F C D
WIT Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR D C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ALC Alcon AG F C F
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A F C F
CLX Clorox Company F D F
DASH DoorDash, Inc. Class A F C F
DEO Diageo plc Sponsored ADR F C F
DIS Walt Disney Company F C F
MKL Markel Group Inc. F D F
PGR Progressive Corporation F C F
TU TELUS Corporation F C F

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Louis Navellier

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