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 41 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 |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
| MYL | Mylan N.V. | B | B | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | B | B | B |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | C | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | D | B | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company | C | C | C |
| VMW | Vmware, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | B | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Resources, Inc. | C | B | C |
| EIX | Edison International | C | B | C |
| ES | Eversource Energy | C | B | C |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| KYO | Kyocera Corporation | C | B | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | B | C | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG | B | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | B | C |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | B | C | C |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | B | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| AMT | American Tower Corporation | D | D | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | D | D |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Company | D | B | D |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | D | B | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | B | D |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | D |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co., 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