To get a pulse on the latest buying opportunities (and the stocks you should now avoid), let’s look at these stocks which have been upgraded and downgraded this weekend. Over the weekend I noticed 52 big-name stocks were on the move and have revised their ratings to reflect the latest data. Let’s take a look:
Upgrades
Last Week’s Holds, Now Buys
Symbol |
Company Name |
Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
BWA |
BorgWarner Inc. |
B |
B |
CNA |
CNA Financial Corporation |
C |
B |
D |
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
B |
B |
FITB |
Fifth Third Bancorp |
C |
B |
FMS |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. |
B |
C |
GIS |
General Mills, Inc. |
C |
C |
MJN |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company |
B |
B |
PCYC |
Pharmacyclics, Inc. |
B |
B |
SNDK |
SanDisk Corporation |
C |
A |
SRE |
Sempra Energy |
B |
C |
UAL |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. |
B |
B |
YNDX |
Yandex NV Class A |
C |
B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
Symbol |
Company Name |
Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
A |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
C |
C |
ABT |
Abbott Laboratories |
D |
B |
AES |
The AES Corporation |
D |
C |
CNP |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
C |
C |
HNP |
Huaneng Power International, Inc. |
D |
B |
ISRG |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
D |
C |
KSU |
Kansas City Southern |
D |
C |
MAR |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A |
D |
B |
NTAP |
NetApp, Inc. |
C |
B |
PEG |
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated |
D |
C |
PPL |
PPL Corporation |
D |
C |
RCL |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
C |
C |
SAN |
Banco Santander S.A. Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
SWN |
Southwestern Energy Company |
D |
B |
SYK |
Stryker Corporation |
D |
C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
Symbol |
Company Name |
Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
ASML |
ASML Holding NV |
D |
C |
BBBY |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. |
C |
C |
CLX |
The Clorox Company |
C |
C |
EPD |
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. |
C |
C |
ETP |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. |
C |
C |
GIB |
CGI Group Inc. Class A |
C |
A |
HD |
The Home Depot, Inc. |
C |
B |
LB |
L Brands, Inc. |
C |
C |
MHK |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. |
C |
B |
MSI |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
C |
B |
RYAAY |
Ryanair Holdings Plc |
C |
C |
V |
Visa Inc. Class A |
B |
B |
WM |
Waste Management, Inc. |
C |
B |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
Symbol |
Company Name |
Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
ACE |
ACE Limited |
D |
B |
AGN |
Allergan, Inc. |
D |
B |
APD |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
C |
C |
BMO |
Bank of Montreal |
D |
C |
CM |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
D |
C |
CNI |
Canadian National Railway Company |
D |
C |
LINTA |
Liberty Interactive Corporation Class A |
D |
C |
MUR |
Murphy Oil Corporation |
D |
C |
PAA |
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. |
D |
B |
TRV |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
D |
B |
TTM |
Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR |
D |
B |
VRSK |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A |
D |
B |
Sincerely,

Louis Navellier