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 46 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 |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | B | C | B |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Holding Company | B | B | B |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | B | B | B |
| JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc | B | B | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| KYO | Kyocera Corporation | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | B | B |
| MYL | Mylan N.V. | B | B | B |
| NOW | ServiceNow, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | C | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | B | B |
| RTN | Raytheon Company | B | B | B |
| RUK | Reed Elsevier PLC | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | D | C | C |
| CBS | CBS Corporation | D | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc | D | C | C |
| DEO | Diageo plc | C | C | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc | D | C | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | D | C | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | B | C | C |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | B | C |
| PHI | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | B | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | B | C |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | D | D | D |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | D |
| DE | Deere & Company | D | C | D |
| ERIC | LM Ericsson Telefon AB | D | D | D |
| KKR | KKR & Co. L.P. | C | D | D |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | D | B | D |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | C | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | C | D |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | D | C | D |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier