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 83 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 |
| BG | Bunge Limited | B | D | B |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | B | C | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | B | C | B |
| D | Dominion Resources, Inc. | B | D | B |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | B | C | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
| FTI | FMC Technologies, Inc. | C | B | B |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | C | B |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | B | C | B |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | A | B | B |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | B | B | B |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PII | Polaris Industries Inc. | B | B | B |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corp. | B | C | B |
| SSLT | Sesa Sterlite Ltd | B | C | B |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | C | B |
| TGT | Target Corporation | B | C | B |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | B | B |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | B | C | B |
| TV | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. | B | D | B |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | B | B | B |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corporation | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | D | C | C |
| BHI | Baker Hughes Incorporated | C | C | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | D | C | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | C | D | C |
| CAM | Cameron International Corp. | D | B | C |
| CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CLR | Continental Resources, Inc. | D | C | C |
| DOV | Dover Corporation | D | C | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | B | C |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | C | C | C |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV | D | C | C |
| KORS | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd | D | B | C |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corporation | D | C | C |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | D | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | B | C |
| PKX | POSCO | C | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | C | C | C |
| PX | Praxair, Inc. | D | C | C |
| RL | Ralph Lauren Corporation | D | C | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | D | B | C |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | D | C | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMOV | America Movil SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | C | C | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Idec Inc. | C | B | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | C | B | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | C | B | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | B | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | B | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | C | C | C |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TWC | Time Warner Cable Inc. | C | C | C |
| VMW | Vmware, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | C | D | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | D | D | D |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | D | B | D |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | D | B | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
| RRC | Range Resources Corporation | D | B | D |
| STT | State Street Corporation | D | B | D |
| YUM | YUM! Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier