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 45 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 Grad | Total Grade |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | B | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | C | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway | B | C | B |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies Inc. | B | B | B |
| GLW | Corning Inc. | B | B | B |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | B | C | B |
| KMX | CarMax Inc. | B | B | B |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | B | B | B |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | B | B | B |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc. | B | C | B |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | B | B | B |
| TU | TELUS Corp. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grad | Total Grade |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger Inc. | D | C | C |
| PX | Praxair Inc. | D | C | C |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | B | C |
| PTR | PetroChina Co. Ltd. | C | D | C |
| SJM | J. M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | D | B | C |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | D | C | C |
| APC | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | D | B | C |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp. | D | C | C |
| ACMP | Access Midstream Partners, L.P. | C | D | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | D | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | B | C |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grad | Total Grade |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | C | C | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard Inc. | C | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | B | C |
| MHFI | McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Industries Inc. | C | C | C |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corp. | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | D | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | C | B | C |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grad | Total Grade |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | B | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems Inc. | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | D | B | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | D | B | D |
| TSU | TIM Participacoes S.A. | D | C | D |
| YUM | YUM! Brands Inc. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier