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 63 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 |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | B | C | B |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | B | B | B |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | B | C | B |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | B | C | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp. | B | C | B |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | B | B | B |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | B | B | B |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | B | B | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | B | B |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | B | B | B |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | B | C | B |
| PTR | PetroChina Co. Ltd. | B | B | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | C | B | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | B | B | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | B | C | B |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp. | B | B | B |
| TI.A | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | C | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. | B | B | B |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | C | C | C |
| ALTR | Altera Corp. | D | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | C | C |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile | D | B | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | C | C | C |
| CAM | Cameron International Corp. | C | B | C |
| CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | C | B | C |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FTI | FMC Technologies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | C | C | C |
| NOV | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corp. | D | C | C |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. | C | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corp. | D | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | D | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | C | B | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | B | C |
| NBG.PA | National Bank of Greece S.A. Pfd | B | C | C |
| NLSN | Nielsen N.V. | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | B | C | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | C | C |
| SSLT | Sesa Sterlite Ltd | B | C | C |
| TYC | Tyco International Ltd. | C | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC | C | C | C |
| VMW | Vmware, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | D | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | B | D |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | D | C | D |
| ECA | Encana Corp. | C | D | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | D | C | D |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | C | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | D | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier