Starbucks Upgraded, Ralph Lauren 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 98 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
HSBC	HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
IX	ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
KEYS	Keysight Technologies Inc	A	B	A
LNG	Cheniere Energy, Inc.	A	C	A
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	A	C	A
SKM	SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	A	C	A
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	A	B	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BBIO	BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	A	C	B
BE	Bloom Energy Corporation Class A	B	B	B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	A	C	B
CASY	Casey's General Stores, Inc.	A	B	B
CNI	Canadian National Railway Company	A	C	B
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	B	B	B
EIX	Edison International	A	C	B
FIVE	Five Below, Inc.	B	B	B
GH	Guardant Health, Inc.	A	C	B
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	A	C	B
JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	A	B	B
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	A	B	B
ONTO	Onto Innovation, Inc.	B	B	B
WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	A	C	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEE	Ameren Corporation	B	C	B
APH	Amphenol Corporation Class A	B	B	B
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	B	C	B
BIO.B	Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class B	B	C	B
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	B	C	B
EMBJ	Embraer S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	B
HIG	Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.	B	C	B
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
IONS	Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	B	D	B
LNT	Alliant Energy Corporation	B	C	B
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MET	MetLife, Inc.	B	C	B
NWG	NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	B	B	B
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	B	C	B
PSO	Pearson PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	B	B	B
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	B	C	B
WF	Woori Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEE	Ameren Corporation	B	C	B
APH	Amphenol Corporation Class A	B	B	B
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	B	C	B
BIO.B	Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class B	B	C	B
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	B	C	B
EMBJ	Embraer S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	B
HIG	Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.	B	C	B
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
IONS	Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	B	D	B
LNT	Alliant Energy Corporation	B	C	B
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MET	MetLife, Inc.	B	C	B
NWG	NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	B	B	B
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	B	C	B
PSO	Pearson PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	B	B	B
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	B	C	B
WF	Woori Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	B	C	B

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	C	C	C
AIG	American International Group, Inc.	C	C	C
AMT	American Tower Corporation	D	B	C
AON	Aon Plc Class A	C	C	C
CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	D	C	C
CRM	Salesforce, Inc.	C	B	C
DB	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	D	C	C
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	C	C	C
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	D	B	C
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	C	C	C
MA	Mastercard Incorporated Class A	D	C	C
MRSH	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	C	C	C
TM	Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
TW	Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A	D	C	C
TXT	Textron Inc.	C	C	C
VEEV	Veeva Systems Inc. Class A	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
HEI.A	HEICO Corporation Class A	D	B	D
JBS	JBS N.V. Class A	D	D	D
NU	Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A	D	B	D
TKO	TKO Group Holdings, Inc. Class A	D	C	D
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BR	Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.	F	C	D
BSX	Boston Scientific Corporation	F	C	D
CCI	Crown Castle Inc.	D	D	D
LEN.B	Lennar Corporation Class B	F	D	D
META	Meta Platforms Inc Class A	F	D	D
STLA	Stellantis N.V.	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
DKS	Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.	F	C	F
HD	Home Depot, Inc.	F	C	F
TCOM	Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR	F	D	F
TLN	Talen Energy Corp	F	D	F
VICI	VICI Properties Inc	F	D	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360