Dell Upgraded, Tesla 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 117 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
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	A	C	A
CRS	Carpenter Technology Corporation	A	B	A
DELL	Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C	A	B	A
DGX	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	A	C	A
INTC	Intel Corporation	A	C	A
KNX	Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Class A	A	B	A
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
MOG.B	Moog Inc. Class B	A	B	A
MUFG	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
RBC	RBC Bearings Incorporated	A	C	A
STLD	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	A	B	A
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	A	C	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BAP	Credicorp Ltd.	A	C	B
BE	Bloom Energy Corporation Class A	A	B	B
CGNX	Cognex Corporation	B	B	B
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	A	C	B
COP	ConocoPhillips	A	C	B
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	A	C	B
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	A	B	B
GEV	GE Vernova Inc.	A	C	B
GL	Globe Life Inc.	A	C	B
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. Class C	B	B	B
HAL	Halliburton Company	A	B	B
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	A	B	B
MO	Altria Group, Inc.	A	C	B
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	A	B	B
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	A	C	B
WDS	Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR	A	C	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BBD	Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR Pfd	B	B	B
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	B	C	B
BEP	Brookfield Renewable Partners LP	B	D	B
ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.	B	B	B
ERIC	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B	B	C	B
FNV	Franco-Nevada Corporation	B	B	B
FTV	Fortive Corp.	B	C	B
HAS	Hasbro, Inc.	B	B	B
JBL	Jabil Inc.	B	C	B
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	B	B	B
KGC	Kinross Gold Corporation	B	B	B
LHX	L3Harris Technologies Inc	B	C	B
LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	A	B	B
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	B	B	B
ON	ON Semiconductor Corporation	B	B	B
ONB	Old National Bancorp	B	C	B
ONC	BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR	C	B	B
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	B	C	B
PKG	Packaging Corporation of America	B	C	B
RGLD	Royal Gold, Inc.	B	C	B
RMBS	Rambus Inc.	B	C	B
ROKU	Roku, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	B	C	B
SPXC	SPX Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
TDY	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	B	C	B
THC	Tenet Healthcare Corporation	B	B	B
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	B	B	B
TXT	Textron Inc.	B	C	B
UDR	UDR, Inc.	C	B	B
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALB	Albemarle Corporation	C	B	C
EME	EMCOR Group, Inc.	C	B	C
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
MRNA	Moderna, Inc.	B	C	C
NWG	NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	C	D	C
RTO	Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	C	B	C
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	C	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALLE	Allegion Public Limited Company	C	C	C
AXON	Axon Enterprise Inc	D	B	C
CACI	CACI International Inc Class A	C	C	C
CEG	Constellation Energy Corporation	D	B	C
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
CME	CME Group Inc. Class A	C	C	C
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
GGG	Graco Inc.	D	C	C
HEI.A	HEICO Corporation Class A	D	B	C
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	C	C	C
JHX	James Hardie Industries PLC	C	C	C
LPLA	LPL Financial Holdings Inc.	D	C	C
MMM	3M Company	C	B	C
NRG	NRG Energy, Inc.	C	C	C
PNFP	Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.	C	C	C
SMCI	Super Micro Computer, Inc.	D	A	C
T	AT&T Inc	C	C	C
VST	Vistra Corp.	D	B	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	D	C	D
AXP	American Express Company	D	C	D
BCE	BCE Inc.	D	C	D
BEKE	KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	D	B	D
DECK	Deckers Outdoor Corporation	D	C	D
DHI	D.R. Horton, Inc.	D	C	D
DXCM	DexCom, Inc.	D	B	D
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	D	C	D
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	D	C	D
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	D	D	D
NTES	Netease Inc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
ORLY	O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.	D	C	D
RKT	Rocket Companies, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
RSG	Republic Services, Inc.	D	C	D
RVTY	Revvity, Inc.	D	C	D
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
SNY	Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
SPGI	S&P Global, Inc.	D	C	D
TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	D	C	D
VRSN	VeriSign, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACN	Accenture Plc Class A	F	C	D
APO	Apollo Global Management Inc	D	D	D
CRCL	Circle Internet Group, Inc. Class A	F	C	D
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A	F	C	D
LDOS	Leidos Holdings, Inc.	F	C	D
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	F	C	D
TCOM	Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CCI	Crown Castle Inc.	F	D	F
DKNG	DraftKings, Inc. Class A	F	C	F
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	F	D	F
ROL	Rollins, Inc.	F	C	F
UBER	Uber Technologies, Inc.	F	C	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360