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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 116 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
ARGX	argenx SE Sponsored ADR	A	C	A
BAP	Credicorp Ltd.	A	B	A
CB	Chubb Limited	A	C	A
CSX	CSX Corporation	A	B	A
EQNR	Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
GH	Guardant Health, Inc.	A	B	A
GL	Globe Life Inc.	A	C	A
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	A	B	A
MUSA	Murphy USA, Inc.	A	B	A
PAA	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	A	C	A
PL	Planet Labs PBC Class A	A	C	A
RNR	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.	A	B	A
TWLO	Twilio, Inc. Class A	A	B	A
VSAT	ViaSat, Inc.	A	C	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	A	C	B
AEE	Ameren Corporation	A	C	B
AEIS	Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.	A	B	B
ATI	ATI Inc	A	B	B
IESC	IES Holdings, Inc.	A	B	B
IHG	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
KLAC	KLA Corporation	A	C	B
LFUS	Littelfuse, Inc.	A	B	B
MLI	Mueller Industries, Inc.	B	B	B
MTSI	MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.	A	B	B
PWR	Quanta Services, Inc.	A	B	B
STT	State Street Corporation	A	C	B
TTMI	TTM Technologies, Inc.	A	B	B
VIK	Viking Holdings Ltd	A	C	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ASTS	AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A	B	D	B
BCS	Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
CNA	CNA Financial Corporation	B	D	B
CNC	Centene Corporation	A	B	B
CRWD	CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
EG	Everest Group, Ltd.	B	B	B
EQT	EQT Corporation	B	B	B
ES	Eversource Energy	B	C	B
HUM	Humana Inc.	B	C	B
ING	ING Groep N.V. Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
INSM	Insmed Incorporated	B	C	B
LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	B	C	B
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MDB	MongoDB, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corp.	B	C	B
OKTA	Okta, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
ONC	BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADR	C	B	B
PANW	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	B	C	B
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	B	C	B
RTO	Rentokil Initial plc Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
UDR	UDR, Inc.	C	B	B
UNH	UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	B	C	B
WRB	W. R. Berkley Corporation	B	C	B
YUM	Yum! Brands, Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
DOW	Dow, Inc.	C	C	C
ENTG	Entegris, Inc.	C	B	C
EWBC	East West Bancorp, Inc.	C	C	C
FHN	First Horizon Corporation	C	C	C
FSLR	First Solar, Inc.	C	B	C
HUBB	Hubbell Incorporated	C	C	C
IEX	IDEX Corporation	C	C	C
IRM	Iron Mountain, Inc.	C	B	C
LTM	LATAM Airlines Group SA Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
MGM	MGM Resorts International	B	C	C
O	Realty Income Corporation	B	C	C
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	C	C	C
PKG	Packaging Corporation of America	B	C	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	C	C	C
RS	Reliance, Inc.	C	B	C
SN	SharkNinja, Inc.	C	C	C
TFII	TFI International Inc.	B	C	C
TIMB	TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	B	C	C
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	C	C	C
WSM	Williams-Sonoma, Inc.	C	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AON	Aon Plc Class A	D	C	C
AXON	Axon Enterprise Inc	D	B	C
BJ	BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
BXP	BXP Inc	D	B	C
CACI	CACI International Inc Class A	C	C	C
CBRE	CBRE Group, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
CPAY	Corpay, Inc.	D	B	C
DB	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	C	C	C
FOXA	Fox Corporation Class A	C	C	C
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	D	A	C
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	C	C	C
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	D	C	C
HEI.A	HEICO Corporation Class A	D	B	C
HLN	Haleon PLC Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	C	C	C
JBS	JBS N.V. Class A	C	C	C
KSPI	Kaspi.kz Joint Stock Company Sponsored ADR RegS	D	C	C
PUK	Prudential plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
SCI	Service Corporation International	C	C	C
WAT	Waters Corporation	C	C	C
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALLE	Allegion Public Limited Company	D	C	D
APTV	Aptiv PLC	D	C	D
BF.A	Brown-Forman Corporation Class A	D	D	D
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
CRH	CRH public limited company	D	C	D
DKS	Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.	D	C	D
FCNCA	First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A	D	C	D
FERG	Ferguson Enterprises Inc.	D	C	D
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	D	C	D
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	D	C	D
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	D	C	D
PKX	POSCO Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
RCL	Royal Caribbean Group	D	C	D
RPM	RPM International Inc.	D	C	D
SW	Smurfit Westrock PLC	D	D	D
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	C	D
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	F	C	D
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	F	C	D
NKE	NIKE, Inc. Class B	F	B	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
GIS	General Mills, Inc.	F	D	F
PNR	Pentair plc	F	C	F

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