Five Below Upgraded, Spotify Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 115 stocks.

Source: iQoncept/Shutterstock.com

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 115 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
CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	A	C	A
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	A	C	A
FIVE	Five Below, Inc.	A	B	A
GLW	Corning Inc	A	C	A
MLI	Mueller Industries, Inc.	A	C	A
RKLB	Rocket Lab Corporation	A	B	A
TSEM	Tower Semiconductor Ltd	A	C	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEP	American Electric Power Company, Inc.	A	C	B
ALNY	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc	B	B	B
ATO	Atmos Energy Corporation	A	C	B
ED	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	A	C	B
EXC	Exelon Corporation	A	C	B
HOOD	Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
ONC	BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
ORI	Old Republic International Corporation	A	C	B
PAC	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	A	C	B
ULS	UL Solutions Inc. Class A	A	B	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALAB	Astera Labs, Inc.	B	B	B
AME	AMETEK, Inc.	B	C	B
BA	Boeing Company	B	C	B
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	B	C	B
BJ	BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	B	D	B
CRL	Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.	B	C	B
CVE	Cenovus Energy Inc.	B	B	B
DRI	Darden Restaurants, Inc.	B	C	B
EXEL	Exelixis, Inc.	C	B	B
HOLX	Hologic, Inc.	B	C	B
IBN	ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
KR	Kroger Co.	B	D	B
LH	Labcorp Holdings Inc.	B	C	B
PBR.A	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR Pfd	B	B	B
RBLX	Roblox Corp. Class A	B	C	B
SCI	Service Corporation International	B	C	B
SYY	Sysco Corporation	B	C	B
USFD	US Foods Holding Corp.	B	C	B
VRT	Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A	C	B	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALL	Allstate Corporation	C	B	C
ALLY	Ally Financial Inc	C	C	C
APTV	Aptiv PLC	B	C	C
BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B	C	C	C
COF	Capital One Financial Corp	C	B	C
CTVA	Corteva Inc	C	C	C
DTM	DT Midstream, Inc.	C	C	C
HAL	Halliburton Company	C	C	C
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	C	C	C
KEY	KeyCorp	C	B	C
PDD	PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	C	B	C
RNR	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.	C	C	C
SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.	B	C	C
SNOW	Snowflake, Inc.	C	C	C
SOLV	Solventum Corporation	C	B	C
SONY	Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
SPOT	Spotify Technology SA	C	B	C
TCOM	trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	A	C
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	C	C	C
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	C	B	C
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	C	C	C
WES	Western Midstream Partners, LP	C	C	C
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	C	C	C
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	B	C	C
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited	B	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMH	American Homes 4 Rent Class A	D	B	C
BNTX	BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	C	C	C
CSGP	CoStar Group, Inc.	D	C	C
ENTG	Entegris, Inc.	C	D	C
EQNR	Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR	B	D	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	D	B	C
GFL	GFL Environmental Inc	C	C	C
GFS	GlobalFoundries Inc.	D	B	C
LPLA	LPL Financial Holdings Inc.	C	C	C
MRNA	Moderna, Inc.	B	C	C
SEIC	SEI Investments Company	D	C	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	C	C	C
UDR	UDR, Inc.	D	C	C
XPO	XPO, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
A	Agilent Technologies, Inc.	D	C	D
AMCR	Amcor PLC	F	C	D
AVY	Avery Dennison Corporation	D	C	D
BAM	Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A	D	B	D
BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc.	D	C	D
BR	Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.	D	B	D
CNC	Centene Corporation	D	D	D
COIN	Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
CPNG	Coupang, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
DPZ	Domino’s Pizza, Inc.	D	C	D
FWONK	Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty Formula One	D	C	D
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	D	C	D
GRAB	Grab Holdings Limited Class A	D	C	D
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	D	B	D
ONON	On Holding AG Class A	F	A	D
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	D	C	D
PRU	Prudential Financial, Inc.	D	B	D
PTC	PTC Inc.	F	B	D
SNPS	Synopsys, Inc.	D	C	D
TFC	Truist Financial Corporation	D	C	D
TOST	Toast, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
TRGP	Targa Resources Corp.	D	C	D
TRMB	Trimble Inc.	D	B	D
TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	D	C	D
V	Visa Inc. Class A	D	C	D
VLTO	Veralto Corporation	D	C	D
WAT	Waters Corporation	D	C	D
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	D	C	D
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	D	B	D
Z	Zillow Group, Inc. Class C	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
TGT	Target Corporation	F	D	D
UHAL.B	U-Haul Holding Company Series N Non-Voting	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	F	C	F
IP	International Paper Company	F	D	F
JD	JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	F	C	F
PAYX	Paychex, Inc.	F	C	F
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	F	C	F

To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Stock Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. But, you must be a subscriber to one of my premium services.

To learn more about my premium service, Growth Investor, and get my latest picks, go here. Or, if you are a member of one of my premium services, you can go here to get started.

Sincerely,