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 Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AFL | Aflac Inc. | B | C | B |
| AGN | Allergan plc | A | C | B |
| APH | Amphenol Corp. | B | C | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
| CHTR | Charter Communications Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd. | A | C | B |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | C | B |
| HBI | Hanesbrands Inc. | B | B | B |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | B | B | B |
| LH | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | B | B | B |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | B | C | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | B | C | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | B | B | B |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | B | C | B |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | B | B | B |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | B | B | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | B | B |
| SNY | Sanofi | B | B | B |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | C | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | B | B |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc. | B | C | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | C | B | C |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | D | C | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | C | C |
| BHI | Baker Hughes Inc. | C | D | C |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc. | D | C | C |
| DD | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | C | C | C |
| HOT | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. | C | C | C |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | D | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | C | C | C |
| MYL | Mylan N.V. | D | B | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj | D | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | C | C | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | C | C | C |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | C | B | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | C | C | C |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | C | B | C |
| EIX | Edison International | C | C | C |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | C | C | C |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | C | C | C |
| KYO | Kyocera Corp. | C | C | C |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp. | C | C | C |
| MHFI | McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp. | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | C | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | B | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALL | Allstate Corp. | D | C | D |
| BCH | Banco de Chile | D | C | D |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc. | D | C | D |
| HCP | HCP Inc. | D | D | D |
| HSY | Hershey Company | D | C | D |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | D | C | D |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | D | C | D |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co. | D | B | D |
| SNDK | SanDisk Corp. | D | C | D |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market 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