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 55 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 |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Company | B | B | B |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | C | B |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | B | B | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | B | B | B |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | D | B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc. | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | C | C | C |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | D | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | D | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | C | F | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | C | D | C |
| WDAY | Workday Inc. | C | C | C |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | B | F | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| ACE | ACE Limited | C | C | C |
| AEE | Ameren Corp. | C | C | C |
| ALU | Alcatel-Lucent SA | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | C | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications Inc. | B | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | C | B | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | C | C | C |
| ES | Eversource Energy | C | C | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | B | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | B | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | C | B | C |
| LMCA | Liberty Media Corp. | B | D | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | C | C | C |
| PCG | PG&E Corp. | B | D | C |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | C | B | C |
| SIG | Signet Jewelers Limited | C | C | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | C | C | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp. | C | B | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | C | B | C |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC | C | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | B | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMT | American Tower Corp. | D | D | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | C | D |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | D | B | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | F | B | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corp. | D | B | D |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | D | C | D |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | D | C | D |
| QVCA | Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group | D | B | D |
| STT | State Street Corp. | D | C | D |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | F | B | D |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp. | D | C | D |
| VFC | V.F. Corp. | D | C | D |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. | D | C | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | 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