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 65 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 |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | B | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | C | B |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corporation Class A | B | C | B |
| MHFI | McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | B | C | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | D | C | C |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CBS | CBS Corporation Class B | D | B | C |
| DISCA | Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A | D | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | D | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | D | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ACE | ACE Limited | C | C | C |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AON | Aon plc | C | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | B | D | C |
| CELG | Celgene Corporation | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | C | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ES | Eversource Energy | C | C | C |
| F | Ford Motor Company | C | B | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | B | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | C | B | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | B | C | C |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | B | D | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | C | C | C |
| SHPG | Shire PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | C | C | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | B | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | F | D | D |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BHI | Baker Hughes Incorporated | C | D | D |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | D | D | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | B | D |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | D | C | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B | D | C | D |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | D | C | D |
| NBG.PA | National Bank of Greece S.A. | D | C | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | D | C | D |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | D | D | D |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | D | C | D |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | D |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | D | D | D |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | C | F | 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