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 77 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 Frade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATVI |
Activision Blizzard Inc |
C |
B |
B |
| BBY |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
| CMG |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
| IBN |
ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR |
B |
B |
B |
| LNKD |
LinkedIn Corporation Class A |
B |
C |
B |
| QVCA |
Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group Class A |
B |
B |
B |
| RENX |
RELX NV Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
| TI.A |
Telecom Italia S.p.A. Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
| VTR |
Ventas, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
| WEC |
WEC Energy Group Inc |
B |
C |
B |
| WM |
Waste Management, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol |
Company |
Quantitative Frade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AV |
Aviva plc Sponsored ADR |
D |
B |
C |
| BTI |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
C |
| CBS.A |
CBS Corporation Class A |
D |
C |
C |
| CNHI |
CNH Industrial NV |
C |
D |
C |
| DB |
Deutsche Bank AG |
D |
C |
C |
| DEO |
Diageo plc Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
C |
| MCD |
McDonald’s Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
| OMC |
Omnicom Group Inc |
C |
C |
C |
| UTX |
United Technologies Corporation |
D |
B |
C |
| WDAY |
Workday, Inc. Class A |
D |
B |
C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol |
Company |
Quantitative Frade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE |
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
C |
B |
C |
| ADI |
Analog Devices, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
| AMT |
American Tower Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
| CE |
Celanese Corporation Class A |
C |
C |
C |
| CSCO |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
| DHR |
Danaher Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
| DLPH |
Delphi Automotive PLC |
C |
C |
C |
| EIX |
Edison International |
C |
C |
C |
| FLT |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
| GIB |
CGI Group Inc. Class A |
C |
C |
C |
| GIS |
General Mills, Inc. |
B |
C |
C |
| HNP |
Huaneng Power International, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
| LBTYA |
Liberty Global Plc Class A |
B |
C |
C |
| LBTYK |
Liberty Global Plc Class C |
B |
C |
C |
| LRCX |
Lam Research Corporation |
C |
B |
C |
| LVLT |
Level 3 Communications, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
| MDLZ |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A |
C |
B |
C |
| MMC |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
| PCG |
PG&E Corporation |
B |
C |
C |
| PPG |
PPG Industries, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
| SBAC |
SBA Communications Corporation |
B |
D |
C |
| SCHW |
Charles Schwab Corporation |
B |
C |
C |
| SHPG |
Shire PLC Sponsored ADR |
C |
B |
C |
| STT |
State Street Corporation |
C |
B |
C |
| TLK |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) |
C |
C |
C |
| TM |
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
C |
| TRI |
Thomson Reuters Corporation |
C |
B |
C |
| TSM |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
C |
B |
C |
| TSN |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A |
C |
B |
C |
| TXT |
Textron Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
| VRTX |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
B |
C |
C |
| WYN |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation |
C |
B |
C |
| YUM |
YUM! Brands, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol |
Company |
Quantitative Frade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMOV |
America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class A |
D |
C |
D |
| AMX |
America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L |
D |
D |
D |
| BBD |
Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd |
D |
C |
D |
| CAJ |
Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR |
D |
D |
D |
| CHU |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
D |
| CL |
Colgate-Palmolive Company |
D |
B |
D |
| DD |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company |
D |
C |
D |
| EMC |
EMC Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
| EMN |
Eastman Chemical Company |
D |
C |
D |
| ENI |
Enersis S.A. Sponsored ADR |
D |
B |
D |
| ETR |
Entergy Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
| GPS |
Gap, Inc. |
D |
C |
D |
| HCP |
HCP, Inc. |
C |
D |
D |
| HSY |
Hershey Company |
D |
C |
D |
| IP |
International Paper Company |
D |
C |
D |
| ITUB |
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd |
D |
C |
D |
| JCI |
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
D |
C |
D |
| RBS |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
D |
| SYY |
Sysco Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
| UNP |
Union Pacific Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
| WY |
Weyerhaeuser Company |
D |
C |
D |
| XLNX |
Xilinx, Inc. |
D |
C |
D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier
