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Verizon Upgraded, Oracle Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

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Verizon Upgraded, Oracle 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 99 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
ATI ATI Inc A B A
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. A C A
INCY Incyte Corporation A B A
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. A C A
KLAC KLA Corporation A C A
RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated A C A
STT State Street Corporation A C A
TJX TJX Companies Inc A B A
VOD Vodafone Group Public Limited Company Sponsored ADR A C A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AA Alcoa Corporation A C B
ARW Arrow Electronics, Inc. B B B
B Barrick Mining Corporation B B B
CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation A C B
EOG EOG Resources, Inc. A B B
FN Fabrinet A C B
LLY Eli Lilly and Company B B B
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. A C B
NEM Newmont Corporation B B B
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation A C B
RCI Rogers Communications Inc. Class B A C B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AFG American Financial Group, Inc. B C B
BSAC Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR B C B
ENTG Entegris, Inc. B B B
FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. B B B
FHN First Horizon Corporation B C B
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp B D B
GE GE Aerospace B C B
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. B C B
LIN Linde plc B C B
MFC Manulife Financial Corporation B B B
MRNA Moderna, Inc. B C B
MTB M&T Bank Corporation B C B
PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation B C B
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. B B B
ROKU Roku, Inc. Class A B B B
SJM J.M. Smucker Company B C B
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc. B C B
SN SharkNinja, Inc. B C B
SNA Snap-on Incorporated B C B
TFC Truist Financial Corporation B C B
TGT Target Corporation B C B
UBS UBS Group AG B B B
UMBF UMB Financial Corporation B B B
USB U.S. Bancorp B C B
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. B C 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
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. C C C
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company C C C
CCJ Cameco Corporation C B C
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A C C C
FAST Fastenal Company C C C
GFI Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR C C C
HAS Hasbro, Inc. C B C
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. B C C
ILMN Illumina, Inc. B C C
INSM Insmed Incorporated C C C
MCK McKesson Corporation B C C
NTRA Natera, Inc. C C C
NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV C B C
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp. C B C
SAIA Saia, Inc. B C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AIG American International Group, Inc. D C C
AXP American Express Company D C C
BF.B Brown-Forman Corporation Class B C D C
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. C C C
JBS JBS N.V. Class A C C C
KHC Kraft Heinz Company D C C
MAS Masco Corporation C C C
PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. C C C
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC C D C
TT Trane Technologies plc C C C
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. D C C
UL Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR D C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AMT American Tower Corporation D B D
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company C D D
CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. Class A D B D
CCI Crown Castle Inc. D D D
EQR Equity Residential D D D
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. D C D
GEN Gen Digital Inc. F A D
HEI.A HEICO Corporation Class A D B D
ICLR ICON Plc D D D
INVH Invitation Homes, Inc. D C D
ORCL Oracle Corporation D B D
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc. Class A D B D
UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B D C D
VST Vistra Corp. D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. F C D
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A F C D
MKL Markel Group Inc. D D D
MRSH Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. F C D
PNR Pentair plc F C D
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. F C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ABT Abbott Laboratories F C F
ADBE Adobe Inc. F C F
DASH DoorDash, Inc. Class A F C F
HMC Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR F D F
MSFT Microsoft Corporation F C F

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