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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 161 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.

This Week’s Ratings Changes:

Upgraded: Strong to Very Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	A	B	A
BBIO	BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	A	C	A
CNI	Canadian National Railway Company	A	C	A
CSX	CSX Corporation	A	C	A
FIVE	Five Below, Inc.	A	B	A
GH	Guardant Health, Inc.	A	C	A
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	A	B	A
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	A	B	A
NDSN	Nordson Corporation	A	C	A
ONTO	Onto Innovation, Inc.	A	B	A
RIO	Rio Tinto plc ADR	A	C	A
SQM	Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR Pfd Series B	A	B	A
TECK	Teck Resources Limited Class B	A	B	A
TGT	Target Corporation	A	B	A
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	A	C	A
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	A	C	A
WELL	Welltower Inc.	A	C	A
YPF	YPF SA ADR Class D	A	B	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAOI	Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	A	C	B
BPOP	Popular, Inc.	A	B	B
CFR	Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	A	C	B
DDOG	Datadog, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
IX	ORIX Corporation ADR	B	B	B
KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc Class P	A	C	B
LFUS	Littelfuse, Inc.	B	B	B
LNG	Cheniere Energy, Inc.	A	C	B
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	A	C	B
MKSI	MKS Inc.	A	B	B
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	A	B	B
NUE	Nucor Corporation	A	B	B
NVT	nVent Electric plc	B	B	B
STLD	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	A	B	B
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	A	B	B
TTMI	TTM Technologies, Inc.	B	B	B
WMB	Williams Companies, Inc.	A	C	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
A	Agilent Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
ABNB	Airbnb, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
AEM	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	B	C	B
AZN	AstraZeneca PLC	B	C	B
BBDO	Banco Bradesco SA ADR	B	B	B
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	D	B
BJ	BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
CACI	CACI International Inc Class A	B	C	B
CBOE	Cboe Global Markets Inc	B	B	B
CCK	Crown Holdings, Inc.	B	B	B
CRL	Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.	B	D	B
CTVA	Corteva Inc	B	C	B
EGO	Eldorado Gold Corporation	B	C	B
EQT	EQT Corporation	B	D	B
EQX	Equinox Gold Corp.	B	B	B
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	A	D	B
GMAB	Genmab A/S ADR	B	C	B
HSY	Hershey Company	B	B	B
IBKR	Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
JHX	James Hardie Industries PLC	B	B	B
KGC	Kinross Gold Corporation	B	C	B
MDT	Medtronic Plc	B	C	B
MEDP	Medpace Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
NEM	Newmont Corporation	B	C	B
PAAS	Pan American Silver Corp.	B	C	B
RGLD	Royal Gold, Inc.	B	C	B
RIVN	Rivian Automotive, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	B	C	B
TPR	Tapestry, Inc.	B	C	B
UBS	UBS Group AG	B	C	B
ULS	UL Solutions Inc. Class A	B	B	B
WPM	Wheaton Precious Metals Corp	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADI	Analog Devices, Inc.	C	B	C
AEE	Ameren Corporation	B	C	C
AEG	Aegon Ltd. ADR	C	C	C
AER	AerCap Holdings NV	B	C	C
APH	Amphenol Corporation Class A	C	B	C
ATO	Atmos Energy Corporation	B	C	C
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC ADR	C	C	C
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	C	C	C
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	B	C	C
ENTG	Entegris, Inc.	C	B	C
EWBC	East West Bancorp, Inc.	B	C	C
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
FHN	First Horizon Corporation	C	C	C
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	B	C	C
FN	Fabrinet	C	B	C
GE	GE Aerospace	C	C	C
GRMN	Garmin Ltd.	C	B	C
HIG	Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.	C	C	C
HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	C	C	C
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	C	C	C
KEY	KeyCorp	C	C	C
LAMR	Lamar Advertising Company Class A	B	C	C
LNT	Alliant Energy Corporation	B	C	C
MET	MetLife, Inc.	C	C	C
MGM	MGM Resorts International	C	B	C
MPWR	Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.	C	B	C
NVMI	Nova Ltd.	C	C	C
NXT	Nextpower Inc. Class A	C	C	C
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	B	C	C
REG	Regency Centers Corporation	B	C	C
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	C	C	C
SO	Southern Company	C	C	C
TDY	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	C	C	C
TFC	Truist Financial Corporation	C	C	C
TJX	TJX Companies Inc	C	C	C
UMBF	UMB Financial Corporation	C	C	C
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	C	C	C
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	B	C	C
WMT	Walmart Inc.	C	C	C
WRB	W. R. Berkley Corporation	C	C	C
WTFC	Wintrust Financial Corporation	C	C	C
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	C	C	C
ZM	Zoom Communications, Inc. Class A	C	B	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	C	C	C
BNTX	BioNTech SE ADR	C	D	C
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd ADR	C	C	C
CRCL	Circle Internet Group, Inc. Class A	D	C	C
EL	Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A	C	C	C
FRHC	Freedom Holding Corp.	C	C	C
GWRE	Guidewire Software, Inc.	C	C	C
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ADR	D	B	C
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADR	C	C	C
ICLR	ICON Plc	C	D	C
JD	JD.com, Inc. ADR Class A	D	B	C
KSPI	Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company ADR RegS	C	C	C
MCO	Moody's Corporation	D	B	C
SNY	Sanofi SA ADR	D	C	C
TEAM	Atlassian Corp Class A	C	C	C
TEM	Tempus AI, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
TRU	TransUnion	D	C	C
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B	C	C	C
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AIG	American International Group, Inc.	D	C	D
ALGN	Align Technology, Inc.	D	C	D
ALLY	Ally Financial Inc	D	C	D
AMT	American Tower Corporation	D	B	D
EHC	Encompass Health Corporation	D	C	D
GGG	Graco Inc.	D	C	D
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	D	C	D
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	D	C	D
HRL	Hormel Foods Corporation	D	C	D
KTOS	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.	D	B	D
LTM	LATAM Airlines Group SA ADR	D	C	D
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corp.	D	C	D
NRG	NRG Energy, Inc.	D	C	D
NTES	Netease Inc ADR	D	C	D
NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S ADR Class B	D	C	D
PFGC	Performance Food Group Co	D	C	D
PNFP	Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.	D	C	D
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	C	D
TEL	TE Connectivity plc	D	C	D
TOL	Toll Brothers, Inc.	D	D	D
TOST	Toast, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
TXT	Textron Inc.	D	C	D
UAL	United Airlines Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D
WLK	Westlake Corporation	D	C	D
WMS	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BMNR	BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc	F	C	D
FIG	Figma, Inc. Class A	F	C	D
NVR	NVR, Inc.	F	D	D
TYL	Tyler Technologies, Inc.	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CCI	Crown Castle Inc.	F	D	F
LEN.B	Lennar Corporation Class B	F	D	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360