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Verizon Upgraded, Oracle Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
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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 99 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.
This Week’s Ratings Changes:
Upgraded: Strong to Very Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ATI
ATI Inc
A
B
A
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
A
C
A
INCY
Incyte Corporation
A
B
A
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
A
C
A
KLAC
KLA Corporation
A
C
A
RBC
RBC Bearings Incorporated
A
C
A
STT
State Street Corporation
A
C
A
TJX
TJX Companies Inc
A
B
A
VOD
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AA
Alcoa Corporation
A
C
B
ARW
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
B
B
B
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
B
B
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
A
C
B
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
A
B
B
FN
Fabrinet
A
C
B
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
B
B
B
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
A
C
B
NEM
Newmont Corporation
B
B
B
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
A
C
B
RCI
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
A
C
B
Upgraded: Neutral to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
B
C
B
BSAC
Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
ENTG
Entegris, Inc.
B
B
B
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
B
B
B
FHN
First Horizon Corporation
B
C
B
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
B
D
B
GE
GE Aerospace
B
C
B
GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
B
C
B
LIN
Linde plc
B
C
B
MFC
Manulife Financial Corporation
B
B
B
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
B
C
B
MTB
M&T Bank Corporation
B
C
B
PH
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
B
C
B
ROK
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
B
B
B
ROKU
Roku, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
SJM
J.M. Smucker Company
B
C
B
SLF
Sun Life Financial Inc.
B
C
B
SN
SharkNinja, Inc.
B
C
B
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
B
C
B
TFC
Truist Financial Corporation
B
C
B
TGT
Target Corporation
B
C
B
UBS
UBS Group AG
B
B
B
UMBF
UMB Financial Corporation
B
B
B
USB
U.S. Bancorp
B
C
B
USFD
US Foods Holding Corp.
B
C
B
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
B
C
B
WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
B
C
B
Downgraded: Strong to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
C
C
C
BMY
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
C
C
C
CCJ
Cameco Corporation
C
B
C
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A
C
C
C
FAST
Fastenal Company
C
C
C
GFI
Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR
C
C
C
HAS
Hasbro, Inc.
C
B
C
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
B
C
C
ILMN
Illumina, Inc.
B
C
C
INSM
Insmed Incorporated
C
C
C
MCK
McKesson Corporation
B
C
C
NTRA
Natera, Inc.
C
C
C
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors NV
C
B
C
PAAS
Pan American Silver Corp.
C
B
C
SAIA
Saia, Inc.
B
C
C
Upgraded: Weak to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AIG
American International Group, Inc.
D
C
C
AXP
American Express Company
D
C
C
BF.B
Brown-Forman Corporation Class B
C
D
C
CHD
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
C
C
C
JBS
JBS N.V. Class A
C
C
C
KHC
Kraft Heinz Company
D
C
C
MAS
Masco Corporation
C
C
C
PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc.
C
C
C
SW
Smurfit Westrock PLC
C
D
C
TT
Trane Technologies plc
C
C
C
TXRH
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
D
C
C
UL
Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
Downgraded: Neutral to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AMT
American Tower Corporation
D
B
D
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
C
D
D
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
CCI
Crown Castle Inc.
D
D
D
EQR
Equity Residential
D
D
D
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
D
C
D
GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
F
A
D
HEI.A
HEICO Corporation Class A
D
B
D
ICLR
ICON Plc
D
D
D
INVH
Invitation Homes, Inc.
D
C
D
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
D
B
D
RKT
Rocket Companies, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
D
C
D
VST
Vistra Corp.
D
C
D
Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
F
C
D
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
F
C
D
MKL
Markel Group Inc.
D
D
D
MRSH
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
F
C
D
PNR
Pentair plc
F
C
D
VRSK
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
F
C
D
Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
F
C
F
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
F
C
F
DASH
DoorDash, Inc. Class A
F
C
F
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
F
D
F
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
F
C
F
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