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 56 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 |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | B | C | B |
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | A | C | B |
| DD | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | B | C | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | C | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | B | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| VMW | Vmware, Inc. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | C | C | C |
| ECA | Encana Corporation | D | B | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | C | C |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | D | B | C |
| HOT | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | C | C |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | B | C |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | C | B | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | D | B | C |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | D | B | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | D | B | C |
| POT | Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. | C | C | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | C |
| TGT | Target Corporation | C | D | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | 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 |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Incorporated | B | C | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard Inc | C | C | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | C | C | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | C | B | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Resources, Inc. | B | D | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | C | C | C |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | B | C | C |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Company | B | C | C |
| PII | Polaris Industries Inc. | C | B | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | D | C | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | D | D | D |
| CAM | Cameron International Corporation | D | B | D |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | D | D | D |
| KORS | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd | D | B | D |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corporation | D | C | D |
| NLSN | Nielsen N.V. | D | C | D |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | D | B | D |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | D | C | D |
| PTR | PetroChina Co. Ltd. | D | D | D |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | C | D |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | D | B | D |
| SWN | Southwestern Energy Company | D | C | D |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
