Hasbro Upgraded, General Motors Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks
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An investment analyst has updated rankings for 129 blue-chip stocks based on institutional buying pressure and fundamental health. Hasbro (HAS) was upgraded to 'Very Strong', while General Motors (GM) was downgraded to 'Neutral'. Other notable changes include upgrades for Amgen, Popular Inc., and Walmart, and downgrades for ATI, Comfort Systems USA, and Western Digital. The revised list aims to help investors identify current profit opportunities.
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 129 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
AMGN
Amgen Inc.
A
B
A
BPOP
Popular, Inc.
A
C
A
DGX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
A
C
A
DOW
Dow, Inc.
A
B
A
GKOS
Glaukos Corp
A
B
A
HAS
Hasbro, Inc.
A
B
A
KVUE
Kenvue, Inc.
A
C
A
MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
A
C
A
NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
A
B
A
R
Ryder System, Inc.
A
C
A
TS
Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR
A
C
A
Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ATI
ATI Inc
A
B
B
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
B
B
B
IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Sponsored ADR
A
C
B
MOG.B
Moog Inc. Class B
B
B
B
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
B
B
B
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
A
C
B
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
A
B
B
WELL
Welltower Inc.
A
C
B
Upgraded: Neutral to Strong
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AEE
Ameren Corporation
B
C
B
AES
AES Corporation
B
C
B
ALLE
Allegion Public Limited Company
B
C
B
ARGX
argenx SE Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
ASND
Ascendis Pharma A/S
B
B
B
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
B
C
B
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
B
C
B
CDW
CDW Corporation
B
C
B
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
B
B
B
DOCU
DocuSign, Inc.
B
B
B
ECHO
EchoStar Corporation Class A
B
C
B
ELV
Elevance Health, Inc.
B
C
B
EQT
EQT Corporation
B
D
B
GMAB
Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR
B
C
B
GRMN
Garmin Ltd.
B
B
B
HMC
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR
B
B
B
HPQ
HP Inc.
B
C
B
IOT
Samsara, Inc. Class A
B
B
B
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
B
B
B
LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
B
C
B
MOH
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
B
C
B
NDAQ
Nasdaq, Inc.
B
C
B
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
B
C
B
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc
B
B
B
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
B
C
B
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc.
B
C
B
SO
Southern Company
B
C
B
SSB
SouthState Bank Corporation
B
C
B
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
B
C
B
ULTA
Ulta Beauty Inc.
B
C
B
UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
B
C
B
URI
United Rentals, Inc.
B
C
B
WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
B
C
B
WMT
Walmart Inc.
B
C
B
Downgraded: Strong to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
AVY
Avery Dennison Corporation
C
C
C
CACI
CACI International Inc Class A
C
C
C
CMI
Cummins Inc.
B
C
C
COR
Cencora, Inc.
C
C
C
CRS
Carpenter Technology Corporation
C
C
C
DHR
Danaher Corporation
C
C
C
DXCM
DexCom, Inc.
C
B
C
ELAN
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
C
B
C
EQIX
Equinix, Inc.
B
C
C
FLEX
Flex Ltd
C
B
C
GL
Globe Life Inc.
B
C
C
GM
General Motors Company
C
B
C
GME
GameStop Corp. Class A
C
B
C
IQV
IQVIA Holdings Inc
B
C
C
KLAC
KLA Corporation
C
C
C
LYG
Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
MLI
Mueller Industries, Inc.
C
C
C
NVT
nVent Electric plc
C
B
C
NWG
NatWest Group Plc Sponsored ADR
C
B
C
RTX
RTX Corporation
C
B
C
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
B
D
C
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
C
B
C
TECH
Bio-Techne Corporation
C
C
C
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
B
C
C
WRB
W. R. Berkley Corporation
B
C
C
WWD
Woodward, Inc.
C
C
C
Upgraded: Weak to Neutral
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ADSK
Autodesk, Inc.
D
B
C
BCE
BCE Inc.
C
D
C
BSY
Bentley Systems, Incorporated Class B
D
B
C
CCI
Crown Castle Inc.
C
D
C
DECK
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
D
B
C
EXR
Extra Space Storage Inc.
C
C
C
GIB
CGI Inc. Class A
C
C
C
GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc.
C
C
C
HUBS
HubSpot, Inc.
D
C
C
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation
D
C
C
IBN
ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR
D
C
C
KMB
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
C
C
C
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corp.
C
C
C
NOW
ServiceNow, Inc.
C
C
C
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B
D
C
C
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
C
D
C
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
C
C
C
PHM
PulteGroup, Inc.
C
D
C
RMD
ResMed Inc.
C
C
C
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
C
C
C
SNAP
Snap, Inc. Class A
D
C
C
SPOT
Spotify Technology SA
C
D
C
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
C
D
C
TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc.
C
D
C
Downgraded: Neutral to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
D
C
D
AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
D
D
D
BAC
Bank of America Corp
D
D
D
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
D
C
D
ES
Eversource Energy
C
D
D
ETN
Eaton Corp. Plc
D
C
D
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
D
C
D
GGG
Graco Inc.
D
C
D
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
D
C
D
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
D
D
D
PCG
PG&E Corporation
D
D
D
RCL
Royal Caribbean Group
D
C
D
RDDT
Reddit, Inc. Class A
D
B
D
SF
Stifel Financial Corp
D
C
D
SYF
Synchrony Financial
D
C
D
TEL
TE Connectivity plc
D
C
D
XYZ
Block, Inc. Class A
D
C
D
Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
CG
Carlyle Group Inc
F
D
D
CPRT
Copart, Inc.
F
C
D
DKNG
DraftKings, Inc. Class A
D
F
D
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
F
C
D
LEN.B
Lennar Corporation Class B
D
D
D
MSTR
Strategy Inc Class A
D
F
D
ROL
Rollins, Inc.
F
C
D
SE
Sea Limited Sponsored ADR Class A
F
C
D
Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak
Symbol
Company Name
Quantitative Grade
Fundamental Grade
Total Grade
PDD
PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
F
C
F
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