--- title: "Eli Lilly Upgraded, Intel Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300341183.md" description: "An analyst updated Stock Grader recommendations for 121 blue-chip stocks based on institutional buying pressure and fundamental health. Eli Lilly was upgraded to 'Very Strong', while Intel was downgraded to 'Strong'. Other notable changes include upgrades for Amgen, ARM, and Datadog, and downgrades for Allstate, Bank of New York Mellon, and Cardinal Health. The list also features various neutral-to-strong and weak-to-neutral adjustments across sectors." datetime: "2026-09-28T19:13:39.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300341183.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300341183.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300341183.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Eli Lilly Upgraded, Intel 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 121 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 | | ------ | ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | AMGN | Amgen Inc. | A | B | A | | ARM | ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | A | B | A | | ARW | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | A | B | A | | CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | A | C | A | | DDOG | Datadog, Inc. Class A | A | B | A | | HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | A | B | A | | HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | A | C | A | | IEX | IDEX Corporation | A | C | A | | LFUS | Littelfuse, Inc. | A | B | A | | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | A | C | A | | NDSN | Nordson Corporation | A | C | A | | NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | A | C | A | | NTRA | Natera, Inc. | A | C | A | | NVT | nVent Electric plc | A | B | A | | SNX | TD SYNNEX Corporation | A | B | A | | VICR | Vicor Corporation | A | B | A | ## Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | ALL | Allstate Corporation | B | B | B | | BNY | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | A | C | B | | CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | A | C | B | | DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | A | C | B | | INTC | Intel Corporation | A | C | B | | PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | A | C | B | | RIO | Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR | A | C | B | | VOD | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company Sponsored ADR | A | C | B | | WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | A | C | B | ## Upgraded: Neutral to Strong | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | B | B | B | | CLS | Celestica Inc. | B | B | B | | CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | B | C | B | | DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | B | C | B | | DG | Dollar General Corporation | B | C | B | | DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | C | B | | DOV | Dover Corporation | B | C | B | | ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | B | B | B | | FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B | | GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | B | B | B | | HLN | Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B | | HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | B | C | B | | KIM | Kimco Realty Corporation | B | C | B | | KR | Kroger Co. | B | C | B | | LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company Class A | B | C | B | | LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | B | B | B | | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | B | B | B | | MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | B | C | B | | NVS | Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | B | C | B | | ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | B | B | B | | ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | B | C | B | | WAT | Waters Corporation | B | D | B | | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A | C | B | B | ## Downgraded: Strong to Neutral | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | B | C | C | | AEG | Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C | | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | C | C | C | | AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | B | C | C | | BBDO | Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C | | BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | B | D | C | | BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | C | C | C | | CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | C | B | C | | CCK | Crown Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C | | CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | C | C | | COR | Cencora, Inc. | C | C | C | | D | Dominion Energy Inc | B | C | C | | EGO | Eldorado Gold Corporation | B | C | C | | ELV | Elevance Health, Inc. | B | C | C | | ETR | Entergy Corporation | B | C | C | | FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | C | | IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | C | C | C | | L | Loews Corporation | B | C | C | | MS | Morgan Stanley | C | B | C | | NEM | Newmont Corporation | B | C | C | | NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | C | | SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | C | B | C | | SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | B | C | C | | SRE | Sempra | C | C | C | | UTHR | United Therapeutics Corporation | B | C | C | | WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | C | C | C | | ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C | ## Upgraded: Weak to Neutral | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A | D | B | C | | BEKE | KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | D | B | C | | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | D | B | C | | CPT | Camden Property Trust | C | D | C | | CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | C | C | C | | DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C | | FER | Ferrovial N.V. | D | C | C | | GEHC | GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. | D | C | C | | GPN | Global Payments Inc. | C | D | C | | IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | D | C | C | | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | D | C | C | | PG | Procter & Gamble Company | C | C | C | | PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C | | SHOP | Shopify, Inc. Class A | D | B | C | | SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | D | C | C | | TEL | TE Connectivity plc | D | C | C | | TW | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A | D | C | C | | UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C | | VLTO | Veralto Corporation | D | C | C | | WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | C | C | ## Downgraded: Neutral to Weak | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | CCJ | Cameco Corporation | D | D | D | | CDW | CDW Corporation | D | C | D | | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | D | C | D | | CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | D | D | D | | GEN | Gen Digital Inc. | D | B | D | | O | Realty Income Corporation | D | C | D | | PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | D | | PPL | PPL Corporation | D | C | D | | RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | D | C | D | | RTO | Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D | | SF | Stifel Financial Corp | D | B | D | | UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | C | D | | ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc. | D | C | D | | WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | D | | XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | D | C | D | ## Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | ----------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | F | C | D | | COIN | Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A | D | F | D | | DKS | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | F | D | D | | TLN | Talen Energy Corp | D | D | D | ## Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade | | ------ | ------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------- | | CHTR | Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | F | D | F | | EFX | Equifax Inc. | F | C | F | | GIS | General Mills, Inc. | F | D | F | | INTU | Intuit Inc. | F | D | F | | MCD | McDonald's Corporation | F | D | F | | VICI | VICI Properties Inc | F | D | F | | XYL | Xylem Inc. | F | C | F | 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. To learn more about my premium service, *Growth Investor*, and get my latest picks, go here. Or, if you are a member of one of my premium services, you can go here. 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