Ford Upgraded, Amazon Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

Written By Michael Gary Scott

Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 110 stocks.

Ford Upgraded, Amazon 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 110 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
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR A C A
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp A C A
BMO Bank of Montreal A C A
F Ford Motor Company A B A
FIVE Five Below, Inc. A B A
GE GE Aerospace A B A
GEV GE Vernova Inc. A C A
IX ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR A B A
MT ArcelorMittal SA ADR A C A
ONC BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR A C A
RGLD Royal Gold, Inc. A C A
RTX RTX Corporation A B A
RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR A B A
ULS UL Solutions Inc. Class A A B A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. B B B
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. A B B
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A A B B
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. A C B
MOB Mobilicom Ltd. A B B
NTES Netease Inc Sponsored ADR A C B
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. A B B
WPC W. P. Carey Inc. A C B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AIG American International Group, Inc. B B B
ALL Allstate Corporation C B B
ALLY Ally Financial Inc B C B
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. B C B
BCE BCE Inc. B B B
BLD TopBuild Corp. B C B
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A B C B
HMC Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR B C B
JLL Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated B B B
MGA Magna International Inc. B C B
MMM 3M Company B C B
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. B C B
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation B D B
NTRS Northern Trust Corporation B C B
NUE Nucor Corporation B C B
SCHW Charles Schwab Corp B B B
STN Stantec Inc B C B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. C B C
AR Antero Resources Corporation B D C
AZO AutoZone, Inc. C D C
BA Boeing Company C C C
BKR Baker Hughes Company Class A C C C
CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. Class A C B C
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. C C C
CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limited B D C
CTVA Corteva Inc C C C
EHC Encompass Health Corporation C C C
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. C B C
IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc C C C
KR Kroger Co. B D C
PDD PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A C B C
PODD Insulet Corporation C C C
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. Class A C B C
RIVN Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A B C C
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR C A C
TS Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR C C C
WDS Woodside Energy Group Ltd Sponsored ADR C C C
WES Western Midstream Partners, LP C C C
WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited B C C
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Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
CFLT Confluent, Inc. Class A C B C
COP ConocoPhillips C C C
CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. D C C
DIS Walt Disney Company D C C
KVUE Kenvue, Inc. D C C
MTB M&T Bank Corporation C C C
NDSN Nordson Corporation D C C
NTAP NetApp, Inc. D C C
PGR Progressive Corporation D C C
PNC PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. C C C
PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. D B C
SJM J.M. Smucker Company C C C
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc. C C C
TPG TPG Inc Class A D B C
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A C D C
TXT Textron Inc. C C C
URI United Rentals, Inc. C C C
WCN Waste Connections, Inc. C C C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. D B D
ARCC Ares Capital Corporation D C D
ARM ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR D B D
BLK BlackRock, Inc. D C D
CQP Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. D C D
DHR Danaher Corporation D C D
DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. D D D
EMR Emerson Electric Co. D C D
FTNT Fortinet, Inc. D B D
IBN ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR D C D
ILMN Illumina, Inc. D C D
J Jacobs Solutions Inc. D C D
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc. D B D
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A D D D
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. D C D
STLA Stellantis N.V. D C D
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated D C D
YPF YPF SA Sponsored ADR Class D C F D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A F D D
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc. F C D
EG Everest Group, Ltd. D D D
GPN Global Payments Inc. F C D
OMC Omnicom Group Inc D C D
RPM RPM International Inc. F C D
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. Class B F D D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol Company Name Quantitative Grade Fundamental Grade Total Grade
DEO Diageo plc Sponsored ADR F C F
OWL Blue Owl Capital, Inc. Class A F C F
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. F C F
WIT Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR F C F

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Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360


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