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DoorDash Upgraded, Microsoft Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

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DoorDash Upgraded, Microsoft 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 111 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
ATO Atmos Energy Corporation A C A
CBOE Cboe Global Markets Inc A B A
FOXA Fox Corporation Class A A C A
JBL Jabil Inc. A B A
NVS Novartis AG Sponsored ADR A C A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ABEV Ambev SA Sponsored ADR B B B
APG APi Group Corporation A C B
ARGX argenx SE Sponsored ADR A B B
AVGO Broadcom Inc. A C B
AZN AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR A B B
BMO Bank of Montreal A C B
LLY Eli Lilly and Company B B B
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class A A C B
NOK Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR A B B
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR A B B
UI Ubiquiti Inc. B B B
ULS UL Solutions Inc. Class A A B B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AR Antero Resources Corporation B D B
BA Boeing Company B C B
BG Bunge Global SA B C B
BHP BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs B C B
CB Chubb Limited B B B
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. B C B
CFG Citizens Financial Group, Inc. B C B
CHWY Chewy, Inc. Class A B C B
CMA Comerica Incorporated B C B
CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limited B C B
COF Capital One Financial Corp B B B
CTVA Corteva Inc B C B
DASH DoorDash, Inc. Class A B C B
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. B C B
ES Eversource Energy B C B
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. B C B
MDB MongoDB, Inc. Class A B C B
PEGA Pegasystems Inc. B B B
STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. B C B
TS Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR B C B
WDS Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR B C B
WES Western Midstream Partners, LP B C B
WFC Wells Fargo & Company B C B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AAPL Apple Inc. C B C
ALL Allstate Corporation C B C
ANET Arista Networks, Inc. C C C
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR C B C
HMC Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR B D C
HSY Hershey Company B C C
MMM 3M Company B C C
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. C B C
MSFT Microsoft Corporation C C C
NFLX Netflix, Inc. C C C
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR C B C
PSTG Pure Storage, Inc. Class A C C C
QGEN QIAGEN NV C B C
ROKU Roku, Inc. Class A C B C
SE Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A C C C
STN Stantec Inc C C C
TWLO Twilio, Inc. Class A C C C
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. C C C
YMM Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR C C C
ZS Zscaler, Inc. C C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ARCC Ares Capital Corporation C C C
ARES Ares Management Corporation D B C
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited C C C
CSX CSX Corporation C C C
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A C C C
DHR Danaher Corporation C C C
EMR Emerson Electric Co. C C C
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp D C C
HAL Halliburton Company C C C
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Incorporated D B C
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A D B C
HUM Humana Inc. C C C
IOT Samsara, Inc. Class A D B C
J Jacobs Solutions Inc. C C C
LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. C D C
MCHP Microchip Technology Incorporated C C C
NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV C C C
PCAR PACCAR Inc C D C
PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. C C C
RJF Raymond James Financial, Inc. D C C
SLB SLB Limited C C C
STLA Stellantis N.V. C C C
TFC Truist Financial Corporation C C C
TOST Toast, Inc. Class A D B C
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated C C C
UNP Union Pacific Corporation C C C
USB U.S. Bancorp D C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A D C D
BNTX BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR D C D
DOCU DocuSign, Inc. F B D
NTAP NetApp, Inc. D C D
PINS Pinterest, Inc. Class A D B D
PNR Pentair plc D C D
RACE Ferrari NV D C D
SJM J.M. Smucker Company D C D
SYY Sysco Corporation D C D
TT Trane Technologies plc D C D
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ACN Accenture Plc Class A F C D
ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. D C D
OKE ONEOK, Inc. F C D
OWL Blue Owl Capital, Inc. Class A F C D
PAYX Paychex, Inc. F C D
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. F C D
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation F C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. F D F
EQIX Equinix, Inc. F C F
LULU lululemon athletica inc. F C F
RPM RPM International Inc. F C F
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. F C F
ZTS Zoetis, Inc. Class A F C F

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Louis Navellier

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