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 74 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 |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | B | B | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | B | C | B |
| CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
| GOOGL | Google Inc. | B | C | B |
| IRE | Bank of Ireland | B | C | B |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | B | C | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | B | B |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp. | B | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| MDT | Medtronic Inc. | B | C | B |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | B | D | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | B | B | B |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. | B | C | B |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| SNY | Sanofi | B | B | B |
| VOYA | Voya Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BBT | BB&T Corp. | C | C | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. | C | D | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems Inc. | D | B | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | D | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | C | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | B | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc. | C | D | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | C | C | C |
| PVH | PVH Corp. | D | B | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | C | C | C |
| TRIP | TripAdvisor Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ACE | ACE Limited | C | C | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | B | C |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc. | B | D | C |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | C | B | C |
| CI | Cigna Corp. | C | B | C |
| CPG | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | C | D | C |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc. | B | D | C |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp. | B | C | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | C | C | C |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | B | C | C |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | C | C | C |
| HCP | HCP Inc. | C | C | C |
| HES | Hess Corp. | B | C | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | C | C | C |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc. | C | B | C |
| NOV | National Oilwell Varco Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | C | B | C |
| OKS | ONEOK Partners, L.P. | B | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | C | D | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc | C | B | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | C | B | C |
| VTR | Ventas Inc. | C | C | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | C | C | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | B | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AES | AES Corp. | D | C | D |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | D | C | D |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | D | B | D |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | D | D | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | D | B | D |
| DISCA | Discovery Communications Inc. | D | B | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | D | D | D |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | D | B | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | F | C | D |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | D | C | D |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | D | C | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | D | C | D |
| NBL | Noble Energy Inc. | D | C | D |
| PLD | Prologis Inc. | D | C | D |
| RRC | Range Resources Corp. | D | D | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corp. | F | B | D |
| SWN | Southwestern Energy Company | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier