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 62 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 |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PLL | Pall Corporation | B | C | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | B | C | B |
| BT | BT Group plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | B |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | B | C | B |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | B | C | B |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | B | C | B |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard Inc | B | B | B |
| DCM | NTT DOCOMO INC Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| DTV | DIRECTV | C | C | C |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | D | B | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | C | F | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | B | C |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners, LP | D | C | C |
| LMCA | Liberty Media Corp. Class A | C | D | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | C | C |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | C | B | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | B | C | C |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | C | C | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | C | B | C |
| JWN | Nordstrom, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | B | D | C |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | C | B | C |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Plc Class C | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | C | B | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ACE | ACE Limited | D | C | D |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | D | C | D |
| TIF | Tiffany & Co. | D | B | D |
| BPL | Buckeye Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | C | D |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | D | D | D |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | C | D | D |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| EOC | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. | D | C | D |
| XLNX | Xilinx, Inc. | D | C | D |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | D | C | D |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HPQ | Hewlett-Packard Company | 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