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 46 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 |
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | B | C | B |
| CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | B |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | B | B | B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | B | C | B |
| CMCSK | Comcast Corporation | B | C | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | B | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
| GOOGL | Google Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SJM | J. M. Smucker Company | B | D | B |
| WPPGY | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | C | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | D | C | C |
| LMCA | Liberty Media Corp. | C | C | C |
| LMCK | Liberty Media Corp | C | C | C |
| PCP | Precision Castparts Corp. | C | C | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | C | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company | C | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | C | B | C |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | C | C | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev | C | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | B | D | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | C | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | C | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | C | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | B | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | D | D | D |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | D | C | D |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | D | B | D |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | B | D |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier