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title: "Walmart Upgraded, Decker’s Outdoor Corporation Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks"
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description: "The author updated Stock Grader recommendations for 101 blue-chip stocks based on institutional buying pressure and fundamental health. Key changes include upgrading Walmart from Neutral to Strong, while downgrading Deckers Outdoor Corporation from Neutral to Weak. Other notable adjustments involve upgrades for companies like Archer-Daniels-Midland and Dell, and downgrades for Merck & Co. and Berkshire Hathaway."
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# Walmart Upgraded, Decker’s Outdoor Corporation 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 101 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

ADM

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

A

B

A

CAH

Cardinal Health, Inc.

A

C

A

CASY

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

A

B

A

DDOG

Datadog, Inc. Class A

A

B

A

DELL

Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C

A

B

A

EIX

Edison International

A

C

A

EXPD

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

A

B

A

KMI

Kinder Morgan Inc Class P

A

C

A

KO

Coca-Cola Company

A

C

A

LNG

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

A

C

A

NTRS

Northern Trust Corporation

A

B

A

TTMI

TTM Technologies, Inc.

A

B

A

TX

Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR

A

B

A

WAB

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

A

C

A

WDS

Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR

A

C

A

WMB

Williams Companies, Inc.

A

C

A

## Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

BBIO

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

A

C

B

CB

Chubb Limited

A

C

B

GH

Guardant Health, Inc.

A

C

B

LITE

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.

A

D

B

MPLX

MPLX LP

A

C

B

MRK

Merck & Co., Inc.

A

D

B

OHI

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

B

B

B

ONTO

Onto Innovation, Inc.

A

B

B

## Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AU

Anglogold Ashanti PLC

B

C

B

CP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

B

C

B

CRDO

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.

C

B

B

DLR

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

B

C

B

GE

GE Aerospace

B

C

B

GRMN

Garmin Ltd.

B

B

B

MDLZ

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

B

B

B

NVMI

Nova Ltd.

B

C

B

P

Everpure, Inc. Class A

B

B

B

REG

Regency Centers Corporation

B

C

B

SCHW

Charles Schwab Corp

B

B

B

SEIC

SEI Investments Company

B

C

B

SOLV

Solventum Corporation

B

C

B

WEC

WEC Energy Group Inc

B

C

B

WMT

Walmart Inc.

B

C

B

## Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

AZN

AstraZeneca PLC

C

C

C

BBDO

Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B

C

B

C

CL

Colgate-Palmolive Company

C

C

C

CTVA

Corteva Inc

B

C

C

CX

Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

DAL

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

B

C

C

DOV

Dover Corporation

C

C

C

ESS

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

B

D

C

GMAB

Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR

C

B

C

HUM

Humana Inc.

C

C

C

LUV

Southwest Airlines Co.

C

B

C

MEDP

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

C

C

C

NBIX

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

C

C

C

RIVN

Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

SBS

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR

C

C

C

SWK

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

C

B

C

TECH

Bio-Techne Corporation

C

C

C

TPR

Tapestry, Inc.

C

C

C

TXN

Texas Instruments Incorporated

C

B

C

TXRH

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

B

C

C

ULS

UL Solutions Inc. Class A

C

B

C

## Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

ALLY

Ally Financial Inc

C

C

C

AMCR

Amcor PLC

C

C

C

AMT

American Tower Corporation

D

B

C

APO

Apollo Global Management Inc

D

C

C

CTAS

Cintas Corporation

D

C

C

EMR

Emerson Electric Co.

C

C

C

GEHC

GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.

D

C

C

KDP

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

C

C

C

KR

Kroger Co.

C

C

C

NRG

NRG Energy, Inc.

D

C

C

NTNX

Nutanix, Inc. Class A

C

C

C

PAYX

Paychex, Inc.

D

C

C

SHOP

Shopify, Inc. Class A

D

B

C

WDAY

Workday, Inc. Class A

D

B

C

## Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

BIDU

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A

D

D

D

BXP

BXP Inc

D

C

D

DECK

Deckers Outdoor Corporation

D

C

D

ECL

Ecolab Inc.

D

C

D

FMS

Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

GIL

Gildan Activewear Inc.

D

C

D

ICLR

ICON Plc

D

D

D

JD

JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A

D

B

D

LOGI

Logitech International S.A.

D

B

D

MKL

Markel Group Inc.

D

C

D

PPG

PPG Industries, Inc.

D

C

D

RCL

Royal Caribbean Group

D

C

D

SHW

Sherwin-Williams Company

D

C

D

SNY

Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR

D

C

D

TEAM

Atlassian Corp Class A

D

C

D

UHS

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

D

C

D

## Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

CCI

Crown Castle Inc.

D

D

D

GIS

General Mills, Inc.

D

D

D

INTU

Intuit Inc.

F

C

D

SAP

SAP SE Sponsored ADR

F

C

D

## Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol

Company Name

Quantitative Grade

Fundamental Grade

Total Grade

LEN

Lennar Corporation Class A

F

D

F

NVR

NVR, Inc.

F

D

F

PDD

PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A

F

C

F

SE

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A

F

C

F

STLA

Stellantis N.V.

F

C

F

TRMB

Trimble Inc.

F

D

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.

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Sincerely,

**Louis Navellier**

Editor, _Market 360_

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