Walmart Upgraded, Decker’s Outdoor Corporation Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
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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.
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
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
Editor, Market 360
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