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 Portfolio Grader recommendations for 54 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 |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | B | C | B |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile | C | B | B |
| CBG | CBRE Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | B | B |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | B | C | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | B | B |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | B |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | B | C | B |
| TRW | TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | B | B | B |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | B | D | B |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corporation | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | D | C | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | B | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | C |
| BRCM | Broadcom Corporation | C | C | C |
| CAM | Cameron International Corporation | D | B | C |
| CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | B | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | C | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HCN | Health Care REIT, Inc. | D | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | B | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | D | B | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | D | C | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | B | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GRFS | Grifols, S.A. Class B | C | B | C |
| LUX | Luxottica Group S.p.A. | C | C | C |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | C | B | C |
| MON | Monsanto Company | C | C | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | D | B | D |
| KMP | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| SDRL | Seadrill Ltd. | D | C | D |
| TLM | Talisman Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier