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 52 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 |
| CCL | Carnival Corp. | B | C | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | B | B | B |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | B | D | B |
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | B | C | B |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | B | B | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | B | B | B |
| PGR | Progressive Corp. | B | B | B |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WPPGY | WPP Plc | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALU | Alcatel-Lucent SA | D | C | C |
| CA | CA, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | C |
| ERIC | LM Ericsson Telefon AB | C | D | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV | C | C | C |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. | C | C | C |
| SNY | Sanofi | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AA | Alcoa Inc. | C | B | C |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | B | C |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BCR | C. R. Bard, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | C | C | C |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | C | C | C |
| EXC | Exelon Corp. | B | D | C |
| GMCR | Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. | B | C | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | C | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MA | MasterCard Incorporated | C | B | C |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Corp. | C | C | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA | B | D | C |
| PLL | Pall Corp. | C | C | C |
| RUK | Reed Elsevier PLC | C | C | C |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| APC | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | D | D | D |
| BCH | Banco de Chile | D | C | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | D | C | D |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | D | C | D |
| EMC | EMC Corp. | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| NGG | National Grid plc | D | C | D |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | D | C | D |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | D | C | D |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. | D | C | D |
| TEF | Telefonica SA | D | C | D |
| TRP | TransCanada Corp. | D | C | D |
| TU | TELUS Corp. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier