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 77 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 |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard Inc | B | C | B |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd | B | B | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ENL | Reed Elsevier NV | B | C | B |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | B | C | B |
| HCP | HCP, Inc. | B | C | B |
| KORS | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd | C | B | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA | B | C | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PSA | Public Storage | B | C | B |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd | C | B | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | D | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | B | C |
| ECA | Encana Corp. | C | D | C |
| EQT | EQT Corp. | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | C | C | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | D | C |
| SNE | Sony Corp. | B | D | C |
| TSU | TIM Participacoes S.A. | C | C | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners L.P. | B | D | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Incorporated | B | C | C |
| ADS | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | C | B | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | C | C | C |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | B | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp. | C | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp. | C | B | C |
| DD | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | C | C | C |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | C | B | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | C | B | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | C | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | B | C |
| MMM | 3M Company | C | C | C |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | C | C |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | C | C | C |
| PTR | PetroChina Co. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | C | B | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp. | C | B | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | D | C | D |
| BT | BT Group plc | D | B | D |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. | D | C | D |
| CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
| DOV | Dover Corp. | D | C | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | B | D |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | D | C | D |
| GOOGL | Google Inc. | D | C | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | B | D |
| HOT | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | D | C | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | D | C | D |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | B | D |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp. | D | C | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | D | C | D |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | D | D | D |
| NOV | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | D | B | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | D | B | D |
| OKS | ONEOK Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | D | B | D |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | D | D | D |
| PX | Praxair, Inc. | D | C | D |
| S | Sprint Corp. | D | D | D |
| SAN | Banco Santander S.A. | D | C | D |
| SNY | Sanofi | D | C | D |
| TRIP | TripAdvisor, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | D | C | D |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier