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 53 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 |
| ACMP | Access Midstream Partners, L.P. | B | D | B |
| BIIB | Biogen Idec Inc. | B | B | B |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | B | B | B |
| CME | CME Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | A | D | B |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | C | B | B |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan, Inc. Class P | B | C | B |
| MMM | 3M Company | B | C | B |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | B | B | B |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | B | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc | B | B | B |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | C | B | B |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | D | B |
| TKC | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. | B | C | B |
| WAG | Walgreen Co. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | C | D | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. | C | C | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADS | Alliance Data Systems Corporation | C | B | C |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | B | C | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp. | C | B | C |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | C | C | C |
| DG | Dollar General Corporation | C | C | C |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | C | C | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PCYC | Pharmacyclics, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PII | Polaris Industries Inc. | C | B | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | B | C | C |
| VMW | Vmware, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | C | C |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BA | Boeing Company | D | B | D |
| BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | D | C | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| COG | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | D | C | D |
| EQT | EQT Corporation | D | C | D |
| FTI | FMC Technologies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | D | B | D |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | D | C | D |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | D | B | D |
| TSU | TIM Participacoes S.A. | D | C | D |
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier