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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 98 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
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	A	B	A
BE	Bloom Energy Corporation Class A	A	B	A
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	A	B	A
DE	Deere & Company	A	C	A
GH	Guardant Health, Inc.	A	C	A
HAL	Halliburton Company	A	C	A
JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	A	B	A
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	A	C	A
MT	ArcelorMittal SA ADR	A	C	A
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	A	B	A
WMB	Williams Companies, Inc.	A	C	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	A	C	B
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	A	B	B
NDSN	Nordson Corporation	A	C	B
SQM	Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR Pfd Series B	B	B	B
TECK	Teck Resources Limited Class B	B	B	B
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	A	B	B
TS	Tenaris S.A. ADR	A	C	B
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	A	C	B
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	A	C	B
WELL	Welltower Inc.	A	C	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEG	Aegon Ltd. ADR	B	C	B
AES	AES Corporation	B	C	B
AIT	Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
BBDO	Banco Bradesco SA ADR	B	B	B
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	B	C	B
CNH	CNH Industrial NV	B	C	B
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	B	B	B
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
HUM	Humana Inc.	B	C	B
HUT	Hut 8 Corp.	A	D	B
ITUB	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR Pfd	B	C	B
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	B	C	B
KEY	KeyCorp	B	C	B
KVUE	Kenvue, Inc.	B	C	B
MDT	Medtronic Plc	B	C	B
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	B	C	B
SNOW	Snowflake, Inc.	B	C	B
SO	Southern Company	B	C	B
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	B	B	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AGNC	AGNC Investment Corp.	C	B	C
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	C	C	C
CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	C	C	C
DCI	Donaldson Company, Inc.	C	C	C
DDS	Dillard's, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
EGO	Eldorado Gold Corporation	B	C	C
EMBJ	Embraer S.A. ADR	C	B	C
GD	General Dynamics Corporation	C	C	C
GMAB	Genmab A/S ADR	C	C	C
HLN	Haleon PLC ADR	C	C	C
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	C
MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	C	B	C
O	Realty Income Corporation	C	C	C
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	C	B	C
PCG	PG&E Corporation	C	C	C
SYY	Sysco Corporation	C	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALGN	Align Technology, Inc.	C	C	C
AXON	Axon Enterprise Inc	D	C	C
CEG	Constellation Energy Corporation	C	C	C
GFL	GFL Environmental Inc	C	D	C
HOOD	Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
MKL	Markel Group Inc.	D	C	C
NRG	NRG Energy, Inc.	D	C	C
NU	Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A	D	B	C
NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S ADR Class B	D	C	C
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	C	D	C
STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A	D	C	C
SUZ	Suzano S.A. ADR	C	C	C
TOST	Toast, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	D	C	D
AON	Aon Plc Class A	D	C	D
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	D	B	D
BNTX	BioNTech SE ADR	D	D	D
CPT	Camden Property Trust	C	D	D
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	D	C	D
EXR	Extra Space Storage Inc.	D	C	D
GEHC	GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.	D	C	D
GLPI	Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	D	C	D
GWRE	Guidewire Software, Inc.	D	C	D
HEI	HEICO Corporation	D	C	D
JD	JD.com, Inc. ADR Class A	D	C	D
MRSH	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	D	C	D
PUK	Prudential plc ADR	D	C	D
SHOP	Shopify, Inc. Class A	D	B	D
TRU	TransUnion	D	C	D
TXT	Textron Inc.	D	C	D
WSE	Wise Group plc Class A	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALNY	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc	F	C	D
TLN	Talen Energy Corp	D	D	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BR	Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.	F	C	F
LEN.B	Lennar Corporation Class B	F	D	F
LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	F	D	F
NVR	NVR, Inc.	F	D	F
PTC	PTC Inc.	F	C	F
SNN	Smith & Nephew plc ADR	F	C	F
XYL	Xylem Inc.	F	C	F

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Sincerely,

Louis Navellier

Editor, Market 360