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 51 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 | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | B | B | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | B | B |
| DTV | DIRECTV | B | C | B |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd. | B | C | B |
| JWN | Nordstrom, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | B | C | B |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | B | B |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | B | B | B |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | B | B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | B | C | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
| QVCA | Liberty Interactive Corporation Class A | C | B | B |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation | B | C | B |
| TI.A | Telecom Italia S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | D | B | C |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | D | B | C |
| ACE | ACE Limited | C | C | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | D | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| BPL | Buckeye Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| AZN | AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | C | C | C |
| EOC | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. | D | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HPQ | Hewlett-Packard Company | D | C | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | B | D | C |
| MA | MasterCard Incorporated Class A | C | B | C |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | C | C | C |
| BT | BT Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | C | C | C |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | B | C | C |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| ASX | Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | D |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | C | F | D |
| ETP | Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | C | D | D |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners, LP | D | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | C | D |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | F | C | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
To stay on top of my latest stock ratings, plug your holdings into Portfolio Grader, my proprietary stock screening tool. You may get started here.
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier