A lot of investors like to take a break from the market during the summer season. By doing so, they miss out on some important trends. I don’t want you to succumb to their fate—being behind the eight ball when volume returns to the market and stocks start their inevitable rise. 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 Portfolio Grader recommendations for 59 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.
Upgrades
Last Week’s Holds, Now Buys
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | C | B | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CPG | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| DPS | Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc | B | C | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | B | C | B |
| TSU | TIM Participacoes S.A. | B | C | B |
| TYC | Tyco International Ltd. | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | B | B | B |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. | B | B | B |
| VIAB | Viacom Inc. | B | B | B |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | B | D | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | D | B | C |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | D | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | D | B | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | C | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | D | B | C |
| DEO | Diageo plc | C | B | C |
| EMC | EMC Corporation | C | C | C |
| ERIC | LM Ericsson Telefon AB | D | C | C |
| GPS | Gap, Inc. | D | C | C |
| JWN | Nordstrom, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO | C | D | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | C | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | D | B | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | D | C | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners L.P. | C | D | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | B | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc | B | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | B | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | B | D | C |
| MA | MasterCard Incorporated | C | B | C |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | F | C | D |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | D | C | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | F | C | D |
| ICE | IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | D | C | D |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | F | C | D |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | D | D | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | D | C | D |
| TCK | Teck Resources Limited | D | D | D |
| VALE | Vale S.A. | D | D | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier