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 54 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 |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc. | B | B | B |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | B | C | B |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp. | B | B | B |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | B | C | B |
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | B | C | B |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| HNP | Huaneng Power International Inc. | B | B | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | B | C | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp. | B | C | B |
| STJ | St. Jude Medical Inc. | B | B | B |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | B | C | B |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | B | B | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | C | B |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market Inc. | B | C | B |
| WYN | Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | B | B | B |
| YUM | YUM! Brands Inc. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | D | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | B | C |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | B | C |
| GOOG | Google Inc. | C | C | C |
| GPS | Gap Inc. | D | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | C | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | C |
| PHI | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | C | C | C |
| TRIP | TripAdvisor Inc. | D | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc. | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | B | C | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corp. | C | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp. | C | C | C |
| ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | C | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | C | D | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | C | B | C |
| O | Realty Income Corp. | C | B | C |
| TI.A | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | C | C |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AFL | Aflac Inc. | D | C | D |
| BRFS | BRF SA | D | C | D |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | D | D | D |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | D | C | D |
| INTC | Intel Corp. | D | B | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc. | D | D | D |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | D | B | D |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp. | D | C | D |
| TV | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. | D | C | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier