Weekly Stock Grader Analysis: Upgrades & Downgrades on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 103 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 103 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 Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BMO	Bank of Montreal	A	C	A
DG	Dollar General Corporation	A	C	A
JBS	JBS N.V. Class A	A	B	A
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	A	B	A
RL	Ralph Lauren Corporation Class A	A	B	A
SBS	Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
SNOW	Snowflake, Inc.	A	B	A
TIMB	TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
VIK	Viking Holdings Ltd	A	C	A
YMM	Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR	A	B	A

Downgraded: Strong Buy to Buy

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEP	American Electric Power Company, Inc.	A	B	B
BSX	Boston Scientific Corporation	B	B	B
FTS	Fortis Inc.	A	C	B
FWONA	Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty Formula One	B	A	B
GL	Globe Life Inc.	A	C	B
IBKR	Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A	A	B	B
INCY	Incyte Corporation	B	B	B
KR	Kroger Co.	A	C	B
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	A	B	B
PAC	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	A	C	B
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	A	C	B
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	B	B	B
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	A	C	B
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	A	C	B

Upgraded: Hold to Buy

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABEV	Ambev SA Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
ADSK	Autodesk, Inc.	B	C	B
CNM	Core & Main, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	B	C	B
EBR	Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponsored ADR	B	D	B
FN	Fabrinet	B	C	B
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	C	B	B
MEDP	Medpace Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
NBIX	Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	C	B	B
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	B	B	B
OKTA	Okta, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
PDD	PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	C	B
PSTG	Pure Storage, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
ROKU	Roku, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
WES	Western Midstream Partners, LP	B	C	B
ZM	Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A	B	B	B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	C	C	C
AIG	American International Group, Inc.	C	B	C
AON	Aon Plc Class A	C	C	C
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	B	C	C
BNTX	BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
CCK	Crown Holdings, Inc.	C	B	C
CF	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
CNH	CNH Industrial NV	C	C	C
ED	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	C	C	C
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	C	C	C
FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	C	C	C
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	C	B	C
GME	GameStop Corp. Class A	C	B	C
GNRC	Generac Holdings Inc.	C	B	C
HLT	Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	B	C	C
IBN	ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	C	C	C
J	Jacobs Solutions Inc.	C	C	C
LI	Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	C	C
NTNX	Nutanix, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
RMD	ResMed Inc.	C	B	C
SOLV	Solventum Corporation	C	C	C
UL	Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
VICI	VICI Properties Inc	C	B	C
YPF	YPF SA Sponsored ADR Class D	B	D	C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	C	C	C
JEF	Jefferies Financial Group Inc.	C	D	C
KIM	Kimco Realty Corporation	D	B	C
OVV	Ovintiv Inc	C	C	C
PHM	PulteGroup, Inc.	C	C	C
PR	Permian Resources Corporation Class A	C	D	C
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	C	D	C
VLO	Valero Energy Corporation	C	C	C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	D	D	D
AMH	American Homes 4 Rent Class A	D	B	D
BG	Bunge Global SA	D	C	D
COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	D	C	D
GLPI	Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	D	D	D
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	D	C	D
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	F	C	D
KKR	KKR & Co Inc	D	C	D
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	D	C	D
LII	Lennox International Inc.	D	B	D
LIN	Linde plc	D	C	D
MET	MetLife, Inc.	D	D	D
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	D	C	D
NEE	NextEra Energy, Inc.	D	C	D
NWSA	News Corporation Class A	D	C	D
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	D	B	D
PHG	Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
SBAC	SBA Communications Corp. Class A	D	C	D
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	D	D	D
SPGI	S&P Global, Inc.	D	C	D
TYL	Tyler Technologies, Inc.	D	C	D
VRSK	Verisk Analytics, Inc.	D	C	D
ZTO	ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	D	C	D

Downgraded: Sell to Strong Sell

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation Class B	F	C	F
CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	F	C	F
COO	Cooper Companies, Inc.	F	C	F
IEX	IDEX Corporation	F	C	F
MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	F	C	F
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	F	C	F
RVTY	Revvity, Inc.	F	C	F

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