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# McDonald’s Upgraded, Netflix Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

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 125 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

AGNC

AGNC Investment Corp.

A

C

A

APG

APi Group Corporation

A

C

A

CASY

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

A

C

A

IX

ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR

A

B

A

MFG

Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR

A

B

A

ONC

BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR

A

C

A

ULTA

Ulta Beauty Inc.

A

C

A

WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.

A

C

A

## Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AZN

AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR

A

B

B

BK

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

A

C

B

BWA

BorgWarner Inc.

A

C

B

FIVE

Five Below, Inc.

B

B

B

FOXA

Fox Corporation Class A

A

C

B

GE

GE Aerospace

A

B

B

GLW

Corning Inc

A

C

B

HWM

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

A

C

B

LLY

Eli Lilly and Company

B

B

B

NTES

Netease Inc Sponsored ADR

A

C

B

NU

Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A

B

B

B

NXT

Nextpower Inc. Class A

A

B

B

RIO

Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR

A

C

B

RYAAY

Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR

A

B

B

TSEM

Tower Semiconductor Ltd

A

C

B

WWD

Woodward, Inc.

A

B

B

## Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

ADI

Analog Devices, Inc.

B

B

B

APTV

Aptiv PLC

B

C

B

BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B

B

C

B

DRS

Leonardo DRS, Inc.

B

B

B

HAL

Halliburton Company

B

C

B

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

B

C

B

JOBY

Joby Aviation, Inc.

B

D

B

MCD

McDonald's Corporation

B

D

B

NDSN

Nordson Corporation

B

C

B

SLF

Sun Life Financial Inc.

B

C

B

TM

Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR

B

B

B

TU

TELUS Corporation

B

C

B

## Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AIG

American International Group, Inc.

C

B

C

ALAB

Astera Labs, Inc.

C

B

C

BA

Boeing Company

C

C

C

BAC

Bank of America Corp

C

C

C

BJ

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

C

C

C

CNQ

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

C

D

C

CRH

CRH public limited company

B

C

C

CVE

Cenovus Energy Inc.

C

B

C

EHC

Encompass Health Corporation

C

C

C

EQT

EQT Corporation

C

B

C

EXE

Expand Energy Corporation

C

C

C

EXEL

Exelixis, Inc.

C

B

C

IQV

IQVIA Holdings Inc

C

C

C

LH

Labcorp Holdings Inc.

C

C

C

NSC

Norfolk Southern Corporation

B

D

C

PAA

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

C

B

C

PBR.A

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd

C

B

C

PLD

Prologis, Inc.

B

C

C

PSKY

Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B

B

D

C

RBLX

Roblox Corp. Class A

C

C

C

ROKU

Roku, Inc. Class A

C

B

C

SE

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A

C

C

C

SNX

TD SYNNEX Corporation

C

C

C

TEF

Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

TWLO

Twilio, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

UHS

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

C

B

C

VRT

Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A

C

B

C

## Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.

D

B

C

AXON

Axon Enterprise Inc

C

D

C

CL

Colgate-Palmolive Company

C

C

C

CNC

Centene Corporation

C

D

C

EIX

Edison International

C

C

C

ELS

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

C

C

C

EXR

Extra Space Storage Inc.

C

D

C

GGG

Graco Inc.

D

C

C

HON

Honeywell International Inc.

D

B

C

MDLZ

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

ON

ON Semiconductor Corporation

C

C

C

PCG

PG&E Corporation

D

B

C

PSA

Public Storage

C

C

C

REG

Regency Centers Corporation

C

C

C

SHW

Sherwin-Williams Company

C

C

C

SJM

J.M. Smucker Company

C

C

C

TOST

Toast, Inc. Class A

D

B

C

TXRH

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

C

C

C

VLTO

Veralto Corporation

D

C

C

WY

Weyerhaeuser Company

D

B

C

Z

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C

D

C

C

## Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AAL

American Airlines Group Inc.

D

C

D

ADSK

Autodesk, Inc.

D

B

D

BNTX

BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

BSX

Boston Scientific Corporation

D

B

D

CEG

Constellation Energy Corporation

D

C

D

COP

ConocoPhillips

D

C

D

CP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

D

C

D

CQP

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

D

C

D

CSGP

CoStar Group, Inc.

D

C

D

CTRA

Coterra Energy Inc.

D

C

D

DDOG

Datadog, Inc. Class A

D

C

D

DELL

Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C

D

C

D

DKNG

DraftKings, Inc. Class A

D

D

D

EQNR

Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR

C

D

D

ESS

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

D

B

D

FANG

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

D

C

D

FWONA

Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty Formula One

D

C

D

GEHC

GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.

D

C

D

HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

D

C

D

ICLR

ICON Plc

D

D

D

KMI

Kinder Morgan Inc Class P

D

C

D

LPLA

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

D

C

D

META

Meta Platforms Inc Class A

D

D

D

NFLX

Netflix, Inc.

D

C

D

PR

Permian Resources Corporation Class A

D

D

D

QCOM

QUALCOMM Incorporated

D

D

D

SAP

SAP SE Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

STLA

Stellantis N.V.

D

C

D

TT

Trane Technologies plc

D

C

D

UAL

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

D

C

D

UNP

Union Pacific Corporation

D

C

D

VST

Vistra Corp.

D

D

D

WCN

Waste Connections, Inc.

D

C

D

## Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

DOC

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

D

D

D

GIS

General Mills, Inc.

F

D

D

GPN

Global Payments Inc.

F

C

D

LEN.B

Lennar Corporation Class B

D

D

D

UHAL

U-Haul Holding Company

F

D

D

## Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

APD

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

F

D

F

CDW

CDW Corporation

F

C

F

OKE

ONEOK, Inc.

F

C

F

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Sincerely,

**Louis Navellier**

Editor, _Market 360_

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