<div id="readability-page-1"><p>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 108 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.</p>               <h2>Upgraded: Buy to Strong Buy</h2>    <table id="tablepress-746"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>AFL</td><td>Aflac Incorporated</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>AU</td><td>Anglogold Ashanti PLC</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>BBVA</td><td>Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>BRK.B</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CAH</td><td>Cardinal Health, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>DFS</td><td>Discover Financial Services</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>EHC</td><td>Encompass Health Corporation</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FFIV</td><td>F5, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FICO</td><td>Fair Isaac Corporation</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FNV</td><td>Franco-Nevada Corporation</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FTNT</td><td>Fortinet, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>GL</td><td>Globe Life Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>HMY</td><td>Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>KR</td><td>Kroger Co.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>LBRDA</td><td>Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>LNG</td><td>Cheniere Energy, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MMC</td><td>Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>PGR</td><td>Progressive Corporation</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>RGLD</td><td>Royal Gold, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>WTW</td><td>Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>XEL</td><td>Xcel Energy Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>A</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy</h2>    <table id="tablepress-747"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>AUR</td><td>Aurora Innovation, Inc. Class A</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MAA</td><td>Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SOFI</td><td>SoFi Technologies Inc</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TRGP</td><td>Targa Resources Corp.</td><td>A</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TW</td><td>Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A</td><td>A</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Upgraded: Hold to Buy</h2>    <table id="tablepress-748"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>ADSK</td><td>Autodesk, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>AMP</td><td>Ameriprise Financial, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>BIP</td><td>Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CART</td><td>Maplebear Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CEG</td><td>Constellation Energy Corporation</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CLX</td><td>Clorox Company</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CPRT</td><td>Copart, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CRWD</td><td>CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A</td><td>B</td><td>D</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CTVA</td><td>Corteva Inc</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CVS</td><td>CVS Health Corporation</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>DE</td><td>Deere &amp; Company</td><td>B</td><td>D</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>EA</td><td>Electronic Arts Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>ERIE</td><td>Erie Indemnity Company Class A</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FAST</td><td>Fastenal Company</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FIS</td><td>Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FIX</td><td>Comfort Systems USA, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>HD</td><td>Home Depot, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>KEP</td><td>Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>LHX</td><td>L3Harris Technologies Inc</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MDLZ</td><td>Mondelez International, Inc. Class A</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MDT</td><td>Medtronic Plc</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MKC</td><td>McCormick &amp; Company, Incorporated</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>NWSA</td><td>News Corporation Class A</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>PKG</td><td>Packaging Corporation of America</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>RACE</td><td>Ferrari NV</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>RJF</td><td>Raymond James Financial, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>RNR</td><td>RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.</td><td>B</td><td>D</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>ROST</td><td>Ross Stores, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SBAC</td><td>SBA Communications Corp. Class A</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SCHW</td><td>Charles Schwab Corp</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SHW</td><td>Sherwin-Williams Company</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SJM</td><td>J.M. Smucker Company</td><td>B</td><td>D</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SLF</td><td>Sun Life Financial Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>D</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>STE</td><td>STERIS plc</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TD</td><td>Toronto-Dominion Bank</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TDY</td><td>Teledyne Technologies Incorporated</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>UBER</td><td>Uber Technologies, Inc.</td><td>C</td><td>A</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>VEEV</td><td>Veeva Systems Inc Class A</td><td>B</td><td>B</td><td>B</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>WAB</td><td>Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>B</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Downgraded: Buy to Hold</h2>    <table id="tablepress-749"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>ARCC</td><td>Ares Capital Corporation</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>AZN</td><td>AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR</td><td>C</td><td>B</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>BX</td><td>Blackstone Inc.</td><td>C</td><td>B</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CARR</td><td>Carrier Global Corp.</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CPNG</td><td>Coupang, Inc. Class A</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>ES</td><td>Eversource Energy</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>VLTO</td><td>Veralto Corporation</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>XHG</td><td>XChange TEC.INC Sponsored ADR</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>YUM</td><td>Yum! Brands, Inc.</td><td>B</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Upgraded: Sell to Hold</h2>    <table id="tablepress-750"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>BA</td><td>Boeing Company</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>BAH</td><td>Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A</td><td>D</td><td>B</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CAG</td><td>Conagra Brands, Inc.</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CI</td><td>Cigna Group</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CMCSA</td><td>Comcast Corporation Class A</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>CSL</td><td>Carlisle Companies Incorporated</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>ELV</td><td>Elevance Health, Inc.</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>EW</td><td>Edwards Lifesciences Corporation</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>GD</td><td>General Dynamics Corporation</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>GIS</td><td>General Mills, Inc.</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>HMC</td><td>Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>KHC</td><td>Kraft Heinz Company</td><td>D</td><td>B</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>KSPI</td><td>Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegS</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>MSFT</td><td>Microsoft Corporation</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>NTAP</td><td>NetApp, Inc.</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>NTR</td><td>Nutrien Ltd.</td><td>C</td><td>D</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>RTO</td><td>Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>UMC</td><td>United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>UNP</td><td>Union Pacific Corporation</td><td>C</td><td>C</td><td>C</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Downgraded: Hold to Sell</h2>    <table id="tablepress-751"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>CVX</td><td>Chevron Corporation</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>FSLR</td><td>First Solar, Inc.</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>IX</td><td>ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>PLD</td><td>Prologis, Inc.</td><td>D</td><td>B</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SCCO</td><td>Southern Copper Corporation</td><td>D</td><td>B</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>SHEL</td><td>Shell Plc Sponsored ADR</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TER</td><td>Teradyne, Inc.</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>XYL</td><td>Xylem Inc.</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>ZBRA</td><td>Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A</td><td>D</td><td>B</td><td>D</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell</h2>    <table id="tablepress-752"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>PKX</td><td>POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>STM</td><td>STMicroelectronics NV Sponsored ADR RegS</td><td>F</td><td>D</td><td>D</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>TXT</td><td>Textron Inc.</td><td>F</td><td>C</td><td>D</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <h2>Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell</h2>    <table id="tablepress-753"> <thead> <tr>  <th>Symbol</th><th>Company Name</th><th>Quantitative Grade</th><th>Fundamental Grade</th><th>Total Grade</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr>  <td>BP</td><td>BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR</td><td>F</td><td>D</td><td>F</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>DVN</td><td>Devon Energy Corporation</td><td>F</td><td>C</td><td>F</td> </tr> <tr>  <td>IQV</td><td>IQVIA Holdings Inc</td><td>F</td><td>C</td><td>F</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>     <p>To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Stock Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. But, you must be a subscriber to one of my premium services. Or, if you are a member of one of my premium services, you can go here to get started.</p>    <p>Sincerely,</p>    <figure><img width="300" height="96" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/louis_navellier-300x96.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/louis_navellier-300x96.png"/></figure>    <p><strong>Louis Navellier</strong></p>    <p>Editor, <em>Market 360</em></p></div>

<p>This week's Stock Grader analysis revises recommendations for 108 blue-chip stocks based on institutional buying pressure and fundamental health. Notable upgrades include Aflac (from Buy to Strong Buy) and Berkshire Hathaway (from Buy to Strong Buy). Downgrades include Aurora Innovation (from Strong Buy to Buy) and AstraZeneca (from Buy to Hold). The analysis provides insights for investors to adjust their portfolios accordingly.</p>

Weekly Stock Grader Analysis: Upgrades & Downgrades on Top Blue-Chip Stocks