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 67 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 |
| ACE | ACE Limited | B | B | B |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | B | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | B | C | B |
| BBT | BB&T Corp. | B | C | B |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | B | B | B |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | B | B | B |
| BT | BT Group plc | B | B | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | C | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd. | B | C | B |
| D | Dominion Resources, Inc. | B | B | B |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DVA | DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | B | C | B |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | C | B |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | B | B | B |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | B | C | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corp. | B | B | B |
| MYL | Mylan N.V. | B | C | B |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | B | C | B |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | D | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp. | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | C | D | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. | C | D | C |
| CHA | China Telecom Corp. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | C | D | C |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp. | C | C | C |
| EMC | EMC Corp. | D | C | C |
| GE | General Electric Company | C | D | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | D | B | C |
| HCP | HCP, Inc. | C | D | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | D | C | C |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | C | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls, Inc. | D | B | C |
| LMCA | Liberty Media Corp. | C | C | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | D | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | D | B | C |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | D | B | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc | D | C | C |
| PHG | Royal Philips NV | D | C | C |
| PSO | Pearson PLC | C | C | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | C |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALL | Allstate Corp. | C | C | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corp. | C | C | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp. | C | B | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp. | C | B | C |
| M | Macy’s Inc | C | C | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | C | B | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | C | D |
| BG | Bunge Limited | D | C | D |
| CBS.A | CBS Corp. | D | C | D |
| FOXA | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PNR | Pentair plc | D | B | D |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier