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 58 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 |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | B | B |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
| ACE | ACE Limited | B | C | B |
| AME | AMETEK Inc. | B | B | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | B | C | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co. | B | C | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins Inc. | B | C | B |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | B | C | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | C | B | B |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | B | C | B |
| JD | JD.com Inc. | B | C | B |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corp. | C | B | B |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | B | C | B |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | D | C | C |
| AV | Aviva plc | C | C | C |
| HCN | Welltower Inc. | D | B | C |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | D | B | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corp. | D | B | C |
| STT | State Street Corp. | C | C | C |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | D | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | C | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AON | Aon plc | C | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corp. | C | B | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | B | C | C |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Holding Company | C | B | C |
| HCA | HCA Holdings Inc. | C | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | C | C |
| LMCK | Liberty Media Corp | B | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | B | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | C | C | C |
| MHFI | McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | C | B | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | B | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA | C | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | C | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | B | C |
| TGT | Target Corp. | C | B | C |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc. | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial Inc. | D | C | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | D | C | D |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | D | B | D |
| DISH | DISH Network Corp. | D | B | D |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | D | D | D |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | D | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls Inc. | D | C | D |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation Inc. | D | C | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | D | C | D |
| TEF | Telefonica SA | D | B | D |
| UGP | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. | D | C | D |
| WDAY | Workday Inc. | D | C | D |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | C | F | D |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings 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