Eli Lilly Upgraded, Chewy Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Written By Michael Gary Scott

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Eli Lilly Upgraded, Chewy 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 141 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
ABEV Ambev SA Sponsored ADR A B A
APG APi Group Corporation A C A
ARGX argenx SE Sponsored ADR A B A
AZN AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR A B A
EC Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR A C A
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. A B A
GMAB Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR A B A
GSK GSK plc Sponsored ADR A B A
HCA HCA Healthcare Inc A C A
HMY Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR A C A
IBM International Business Machines Corporation A C A
IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A B A
LLY Eli Lilly and Company A B A
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. A B A
ONC BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR A C A
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp. A B A
ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. A C A
RPRX Royalty Pharma Plc Class A A C A
SHG Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR A C A
SONY Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR A B A
STRL Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. A B A
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd A C A
VALE Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR A B A
VOD Vodafone Group Public Limited Company Sponsored ADR A C A
XPEV XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A A B A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR A C B
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR A C B
CYBR CyberArk Software Ltd. A C B
ENB Enbridge Inc. A D B
FOXA Fox Corporation Class A A C B
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. A C B
JBL Jabil Inc. B B B
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation A B B
SNOW Snowflake, Inc. A B B
SPOT Spotify Technology SA B B B
TME Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sponsored ADR Class A A B B
UI Ubiquiti Inc. B B B
W Wayfair, Inc. Class A A B B
WEC WEC Energy Group Inc A C B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ABBV AbbVie, Inc. A D B
ABT Abbott Laboratories B C B
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A B C B
AMGN Amgen Inc. A C B
CACI CACI International Inc Class A B C B
CTVA Corteva Inc B C B
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. B B B
HAS Hasbro, Inc. B C B
IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc B C B
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. B C B
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. B C B
MDT Medtronic Plc B C B
MLI Mueller Industries, Inc. B C B
NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A C B B
SNY Sanofi SA Sponsored ADR B C B
SOLV Solventum Corporation C B B
TAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR B D B
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR B B B
TEM Tempus AI, Inc. Class A B C B
TU TELUS Corporation B C B
UMC United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR B B B
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation B C B
WDS Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR B C B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AFG American Financial Group, Inc. C C C
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A C B C
BAC Bank of America Corp C C C
BN Brookfield Corporation C B C
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A C C C
CHWY Chewy, Inc. Class A C C C
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation C B C
CMI Cummins Inc. B C C
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A C B C
CPNG Coupang, Inc. Class A C B C
EQNR Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR B D C
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR C B C
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Class A C C C
ITT ITT, Inc. C C C
MGA Magna International Inc. B C C
MS Morgan Stanley C B C
NTRS Northern Trust Corporation C C C
PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation C C C
RBA RB Global, Inc. C C C
SCHW Charles Schwab Corp C B C
SE Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A B C C
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A C C C
THC Tenet Healthcare Corporation B C C
WCC WESCO International, Inc. C C C
WFC Wells Fargo & Company C C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BEKE KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A C C C
CART Maplebear Inc. C B C
DVN Devon Energy Corporation C C C
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. D C C
GFL GFL Environmental Inc C C C
ICLR ICON Plc C D C
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. D C C
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. C C C
ONON On Holding AG Class A D A C
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. C C C
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated C D C
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. C B C
RELX RELX PLC Sponsored ADR D C C
SJM J.M. Smucker Company B D C
SNAP Snap, Inc. Class A D C C
TRI Thomson Reuters Corporation D C C
WM Waste Management, Inc. C C C
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc. C C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ARCC Ares Capital Corporation D C D
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc D D D
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A D C D
BLK BlackRock, Inc. D C D
DIS Walt Disney Company D C D
DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. D C D
DOCU DocuSign, Inc. D C D
ETN Eaton Corp. Plc D C D
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp D C D
HON Honeywell International Inc. D B D
KEY KeyCorp D B D
MSTR Strategy Inc Class A D B D
PNR Pentair plc D C D
REG Regency Centers Corporation D C D
RF Regions Financial Corporation D C D
TOST Toast, Inc. Class A D B D
USB U.S. Bancorp D C D
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation D C D
XYZ Block, Inc. Class A D C D
Z Zillow Group, Inc. Class C D C D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
CDW CDW Corporation F C D
COO Cooper Companies, Inc. F C D
DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. D D D
GIB CGI Inc. Class A F C D
OMC Omnicom Group Inc F C D
PAYX Paychex, Inc. F C D
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. F C D
TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. F C D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. F D F
AVB AvalonBay Communities, Inc. F C F
BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc. F C F
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. F C F
GPN Global Payments Inc. F C F
HPQ HP Inc. F C F
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. F C F
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. Class B F D F

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