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 49 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 |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | B | C | B |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| JWN | Nordstrom, Inc. | A | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | B |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | B | B |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | B | C | B |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | C | B |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | B | B | B |
| STJ | St. Jude Medical, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | D | C | C |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ACE | ACE Limited | C | B | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | C | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | C | B | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | C | C | C |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd. | C | C | C |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | C | B | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | D | D | D |
| EMC | EMC Corporation | D | C | D |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | D | C | D |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| LMCA | Liberty Media Corp. Class A | D | C | D |
| LMCK | Liberty Media Corp Class C | D | C | D |
| PHI | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | D | C | D |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | D | C | D |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | D | C | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | C | D |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | 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