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 49 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 |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | B | B |
| CPG | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | B | D | B |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | B | B | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FISV | Fiserv, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HNP | Huaneng Power International, Inc. | B | B | B |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | B | B | B |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | B | B | B |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp. | B | C | B |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corp. | B | C | B |
| MYL | Mylan Inc. | B | C | B |
| PCG | PG&E Corp. | B | C | B |
| PKX | POSCO | B | C | B |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | B | C | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc | C | B | B |
| UL | Unilever PLC | B | C | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AXP | American Express Co. | D | B | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | B | C |
| DE | Deere & Co. | D | C | C |
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | D | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | D | C |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| GRFS | Grifols, S.A. | D | C | C |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | D | C | C |
| LB | L Brands, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | D | C | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | B | C |
| SNY | Sanofi | D | B | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Co. | C | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | C | C | C |
| DCM | NTT DOCOMO INC | B | C | C |
| IRE | Bank of Ireland | C | C | C |
| MJN | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | C | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. | C | B | C |
| OKS | ONEOK Partners, L.P. | B | C | C |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Co. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | D | C | D |
| CBS.A | CBS Corp. | D | C | D |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited | D | B | D |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | D | B | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | B | D |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier