Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades | InvestorPlace

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 125 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: Buy to Strong Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEE	Ameren Corporation	A	C	A
ATO	Atmos Energy Corporation	A	C	A
AU	Anglogold Ashanti PLC	A	C	A
CASY	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.	A	C	A
CHD	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	A	C	A
COR	Cencora, Inc.	A	C	A
DTE	DTE Energy Company	A	C	A
DVA	DaVita Inc.	A	C	A
EVRG	Evergy, Inc.	A	C	A
FOXA	Fox Corporation Class A	A	C	A
FTS	Fortis Inc.	A	C	A
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	A	B	A
KR	Kroger Co.	A	C	A
NEE	NextEra Energy, Inc.	A	C	A
NEM	Newmont Corporation	A	B	A
O	Realty Income Corporation	A	C	A
SCCO	Southern Copper Corporation	A	B	A

Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
DFS	Discover Financial Services	B	B	B
IBN	ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	A	B	B
JEF	Jefferies Financial Group Inc.	A	B	B
MMYT	MakeMyTrip Ltd.	A	C	B
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	B	B	B
SE	Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A	A	C	B

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMP	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	B	C	B
AOS	A. O. Smith Corporation	B	C	B
ARGX	argenx SE ADR	B	B	B
AZO	AutoZone, Inc.	B	D	B
BEKE	KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	B	B
BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	B	C	B
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	B	C	B
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
CNP	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	B	B	B
EA	Electronic Arts Inc.	B	C	B
EDU	New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
EG	Everest Group, Ltd.	B	C	B
FER	Ferrovial SE	B	C	B
FLUT	Flutter Entertainment Plc	B	C	B
GLW	Corning Inc	B	C	B
HPQ	HP Inc.	B	C	B
ITUB	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd	B	C	B
JD	JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	B	B
KNSL	Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.	B	B	B
KVUE	Kenvue, Inc.	B	C	B
MA	Mastercard Incorporated Class A	B	C	B
MCD	McDonald’s Corporation	B	D	B
MDT	Medtronic Plc	B	C	B
MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	B	B	B
NMR	Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR	C	A	B
OTIS	Otis Worldwide Corporation	B	C	B
PAA	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	B	C	B
PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	B	C	B
RVTY	Revvity, Inc.	B	C	B
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	B	C	B
SKX	Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A	B	C	B
TU	TELUS Corporation	B	C	B
UAL	United Airlines Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
UHAL	U-Haul Holding Company	B	D	B
VICI	VICI Properties Inc	B	C	B
WPC	W. P. Carey Inc.	B	C	B
YUM	Yum! Brands, Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	C	C	C
AFRM	Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	B	C	C
ANET	Arista Networks, Inc.	C	B	C
CARR	Carrier Global Corp.	C	B	C
CFG	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	B	C	C
GEHC	GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.	C	C	C
GM	General Motors Company	C	B	C
HUBB	Hubbell Incorporated	C	C	C
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	C	B	C
KEY	KeyCorp	C	C	C
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	C	C	C
PSA	Public Storage	B	C	C
SHEL	Shell Plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	B	D	C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACN	Accenture Plc Class A	C	C	C
BABA	Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
BG	Bunge Global SA	C	D	C
BHP	BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs	C	C	C
BNTX	BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR	C	D	C
CPAY	Corpay, Inc.	C	C	C
DOW	Dow, Inc.	C	C	C
DOX	Amdocs Limited	C	C	C
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
GIB	CGI Inc. Class A	C	C	C
HTHT	H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	C	C	C
LPLA	LPL Financial Holdings Inc.	D	C	C
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	C	C	C
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	C	C	C
MU	Micron Technology, Inc.	D	C	C
NTES	Netease Inc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
SNA	Snap-on Incorporated	C	C	C
SNX	TD SYNNEX Corporation	C	C	C
SUZ	Suzano SA Sponsored ADR	C	D	C
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	C	C	C
TFX	Teleflex Incorporated	C	C	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	C	C	C
WDAY	Workday, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited	C	C	C
YUMC	Yum China Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
DVN	Devon Energy Corporation	D	C	D
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	D	C	D
ICLR	ICON Plc	D	C	D
INTU	Intuit Inc.	D	C	D
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	D	C	D
NET	Cloudflare Inc Class A	D	B	D
QGEN	QIAGEN NV	D	D	D
SAIA	Saia, Inc.	D	C	D
SCHW	Charles Schwab Corp	D	C	D
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	D	C	D
TER	Teradyne, Inc.	D	B	D
TXT	Textron Inc.	D	C	D
VEEV	Veeva Systems Inc Class A	D	B	D
WSO	Watsco, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Strong Sell to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BF.A	Brown-Forman Corporation Class A	F	C	D
BIDU	Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A	F	C	D
DEO	Diageo plc Sponsored ADR	F	C	D
LBRDA	Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A	D	C	D
PUK	Prudential plc Sponsored ADR	F	C	D
STLA	Stellantis N.V.	F	C	D
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	F	C	D

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	F	C	F
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	F	D	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier

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