eBay Upgraded, Meta Platforms Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

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Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 121 stocks.

eBay Upgraded, Meta Platforms 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 121 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
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia A C A
CCJ Cameco Corporation A A A
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. A C A
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. A C A
EBAY eBay Inc. A B A
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. A B A
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A A B A
SNOW Snowflake, Inc. A B A
TLN Talen Energy Corp A C A
ULS UL Solutions Inc. Class A A C A
VIV Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR A C A
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A A C A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR A B B
DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated A C B
EQT EQT Corporation B B B
FNV Franco-Nevada Corporation A B B
GE GE Aerospace A B B
GEV GE Vernova Inc. A C B
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. A B B
GMAB Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR B B B
KEP Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR A B B
LRCX Lam Research Corporation A B B
LYG Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR A C B
PM Philip Morris International Inc. A C B
WDC Western Digital Corporation A C B
WF Woori Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR A C B
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. A C B
XPEV XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A A B B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. B B B
APTV Aptiv PLC B C B
ATI ATI Inc. B C B
BSBR Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR B C B
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation B B B
CNM Core & Main, Inc. Class A B C B
CQP Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. B C B
CR Crane Company B C B
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation B C B
GD General Dynamics Corporation B C B
HCA HCA Healthcare Inc B C B
KO Coca-Cola Company B B B
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. B B B
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp. C B B
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation B C B
RCI Rogers Communications Inc. Class B B B B
RSG Republic Services, Inc. B C B
RTO Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR B C B
SHEL Shell Plc Sponsored ADR B C B
SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. B B B
VLO Valero Energy Corporation B B B
WM Waste Management, Inc. B C B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company B D C
AEG Aegon Ltd. Sponsored ADR C C C
BAC Bank of America Corp C C C
BKR Baker Hughes Company Class A B C C
CAT Caterpillar Inc. B D C
CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. Class A C B C
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. C B C
CPNG Coupang, Inc. Class A C C C
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. D C C
DUOL Duolingo, Inc. Class A C B C
IBN ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR C C C
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc Class P C C C
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A C B C
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation C B C
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. C C C
PTC PTC Inc. C B C
SAP SAP SE Sponsored ADR C C C
SCCO Southern Copper Corporation C C C
SCI Service Corporation International C C C
SYY Sysco Corporation C C C
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR C B C
TDY Teledyne Technologies Incorporated C C C
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR C C C
WMB Williams Companies, Inc. C C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company D C C
CB Chubb Limited C C C
CI Cigna Group C C C
CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. C C C
GPC Genuine Parts Company B C C
HON Honeywell International Inc. C B C
IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc C C C
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. D B C
MCO Moody’s Corporation D B C
MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. C D C
SNY Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR D C C
SYK Stryker Corporation C C C
TDG TransDigm Group Incorporated C D C
TLK PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Sponsored ADR Class B B C C
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. C C C
TRI Thomson Reuters Corporation C C C
TSCO Tractor Supply Company C C C
UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B C B C
WCN Waste Connections, Inc. C C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ABNB Airbnb, Inc. Class A D B D
AES AES Corporation D D D
AON Aon Plc Class A D C D
BEKE KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A D C D
ETN Eaton Corp. Plc D C D
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. D C D
LI Li Auto, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A D C D
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. D B D
SOLV Solventum Corporation D C D
STM STMicroelectronics NV Sponsored ADR RegS D C D
SUZ Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR D B D
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. D C D
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated F C D
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. D C D
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation D C D
XPO XPO, Inc. D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation F C D
CARR Carrier Global Corp. F D D
ERIE Erie Indemnity Company Class A F C D
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. F D D
LEN Lennar Corporation Class A F D D
MAS Masco Corporation F C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A F D F
BAX Baxter International Inc. F C F
CNC Centene Corporation F D F
CPAY Corpay, Inc. F C F
DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. F D F
OKE ONEOK, Inc. F C F

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Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360


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