Hershey Company Upgraded, Toast, Inc. Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
Hershey Company Upgraded, Toast, Inc. Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
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The author updated Stock Grader recommendations for 161 blue-chip stocks based on institutional buying pressure and fundamental health. Hershey Company was upgraded from Neutral to Strong, while Toast, Inc. (listed as TGT Target in body but title says Toast, likely error or different entity not fully listed) is mentioned in title; however, the body lists Target (TGT) as upgraded. Notable downgrades include Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) and Datadog (DDOG). The update aims to help investors identify profit opportunities among major holdings.
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 161 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
BBIO
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
A
C
A
CNI
Canadian National Railway Company
A
C
A
CSX
CSX Corporation
A
C
A
FIVE
Five Below, Inc.
A
B
A
GH
Guardant Health, Inc.
A
C
A
LRCX
Lam Research Corporation
A
B
A
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
A
B
A
NDSN
Nordson Corporation
A
C
A
ONTO
Onto Innovation, Inc.
A
B
A
RIO
Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd Series B
A
B
A
TECK
Teck Resources Limited Class B
A
B
A
TGT
Target Corporation
A
B
A
UNP
Union Pacific Corporation
A
C
A
VTR
Ventas, Inc.
A
C
A
WELL
Welltower Inc.
A
C
A
YPF
YPF SA Sponsored ADR Class D
A
B
A
Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
A
C
B
BPOP
Popular, Inc.
A
B
B
CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
A
C
B
DDOG
Datadog, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
IX
ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
KMI
Kinder Morgan Inc Class P
A
C
B
LFUS
Littelfuse, Inc.
B
B
B
LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
A
C
B
MFC
Manulife Financial Corporation
A
C
B
MKSI
MKS Inc.
A
B
B
NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
A
B
B
NUE
Nucor Corporation
A
B
B
NVT
nVent Electric plc
B
B
B
STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
A
B
B
TRV
Travelers Companies, Inc.
A
B
B
TTMI
TTM Technologies, Inc.
B
B
B
WMB
Williams Companies, Inc.
A
C
B
Upgraded: Neutral to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
A
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
B
C
B
ABNB
Airbnb, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
B
C
B
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
B
C
B
BBDO
Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
B
D
B
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
CACI
CACI International Inc Class A
B
C
B
CBOE
Cboe Global Markets Inc
B
B
B
CCK
Crown Holdings, Inc.
B
B
B
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
B
D
B
CTVA
Corteva Inc
B
C
B
EGO
Eldorado Gold Corporation
B
C
B
EQT
EQT Corporation
B
D
B
EQX
Equinox Gold Corp.
B
B
B
GILD
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
A
D
B
GMAB
Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
HSY
Hershey Company
B
B
B
IBKR
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
IQV
IQVIA Holdings Inc
B
C
B
JHX
James Hardie Industries PLC
B
B
B
KGC
Kinross Gold Corporation
B
C
B
MDT
Medtronic Plc
B
C
B
MEDP
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
B
C
B
NEM
Newmont Corporation
B
C
B
PAAS
Pan American Silver Corp.
B
C
B
RGLD
Royal Gold, Inc.
B
C
B
RIVN
Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A
B
C
B
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
B
C
B
TPR
Tapestry, Inc.
B
C
B
UBS
UBS Group AG
B
C
B
ULS
UL Solutions Inc. Class A
B
B
B
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
B
C
B
Downgraded: Strong to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
C
B
C
AEE
Ameren Corporation
B
C
C
AEG
Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
AER
AerCap Holdings NV
B
C
C
APH
Amphenol Corporation Class A
C
B
C
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
B
C
C
BTI
British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
C
C
C
DUK
Duke Energy Corporation
B
C
C
ENTG
Entegris, Inc.
C
B
C
EWBC
East West Bancorp, Inc.
B
C
C
FCNCA
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
FHN
First Horizon Corporation
C
C
C
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
B
C
C
FN
Fabrinet
C
B
C
GE
GE Aerospace
C
C
C
GRMN
Garmin Ltd.
C
B
C
HIG
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
C
C
C
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
C
C
C
ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
C
C
C
KEY
KeyCorp
C
C
C
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Company Class A
B
C
C
LNT
Alliant Energy Corporation
B
C
C
MET
MetLife, Inc.
C
C
C
MGM
MGM Resorts International
C
B
C
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
C
B
C
NVMI
Nova Ltd.
C
C
C
NXT
Nextpower Inc. Class A
C
C
C
PAG
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
B
C
C
REG
Regency Centers Corporation
B
C
C
RF
Regions Financial Corporation
C
C
C
SO
Southern Company
C
C
C
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
C
C
C
TFC
Truist Financial Corporation
C
C
C
TJX
TJX Companies Inc
C
C
C
UMBF
UMB Financial Corporation
C
C
C
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
C
C
C
WEC
WEC Energy Group Inc
B
C
C
WMT
Walmart Inc.
C
C
C
WRB
W. R. Berkley Corporation
C
C
C
WTFC
Wintrust Financial Corporation
C
C
C
XEL
Xcel Energy Inc.
C
C
C
ZM
Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A
C
B
C
Upgraded: Weak to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
C
C
C
BNTX
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR
C
D
C
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
CRCL
Circle Internet Group, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
C
C
C
FRHC
Freedom Holding Corp.
C
C
C
GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc.
C
C
C
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
D
B
C
HMY
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
ICLR
ICON Plc
C
D
C
JD
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
D
B
C
KSPI
Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegS
C
C
C
MCO
Moody's Corporation
D
B
C
SNY
Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
TEAM
Atlassian Corp Class A
C
C
C
TEM
Tempus AI, Inc. Class A
D
B
C
TRU
TransUnion
D
C
C
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
C
C
C
WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
C
C
C
Downgraded: Neutral to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AIG
American International Group, Inc.
D
C
D
ALGN
Align Technology, Inc.
D
C
D
ALLY
Ally Financial Inc
D
C
D
AMT
American Tower Corporation
D
B
D
EHC
Encompass Health Corporation
D
C
D
GGG
Graco Inc.
D
C
D
GPC
Genuine Parts Company
D
C
D
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
D
C
D
HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
D
C
D
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
D
B
D
LTM
LATAM Airlines Group SA Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
D
C
D
NRG
NRG Energy, Inc.
D
C
D
NTES
Netease Inc Sponsored ADR
D
C
D
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B
D
C
D
PFGC
Performance Food Group Co
D
C
D
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
D
C
D
SYF
Synchrony Financial
D
C
D
TEL
TE Connectivity plc
D
C
D
TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc.
D
D
D
TOST
Toast, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
TXT
Textron Inc.
D
C
D
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
D
C
D
WLK
Westlake Corporation
D
C
D
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
BMNR
BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc
F
C
D
FIG
Figma, Inc. Class A
F
C
D
NVR
NVR, Inc.
F
D
D
TYL
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
F
C
D
Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CCI
Crown Castle Inc.
F
D
F
LEN.B
Lennar Corporation Class B
F
D
F
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
Editor, Market 360
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