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 60 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 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp. | B | C | B |
| AFL | Aflac Inc. | B | C | B |
| AME | AMETEK Inc. | B | B | B |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp. | B | C | B |
| DG | Dollar General Corp. | B | B | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc. | B | C | B |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | B | C | B |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Holding Company | B | B | B |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | B | B |
| KLAC | KLA-Tencor Corp. | B | B | B |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | B | C | B |
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc. | B | C | B |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| SIG | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | B | C | B |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | C | C | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. | C | D | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | D | C | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | D | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | D | C |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | D | C | C |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc | D | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corp. | C | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc. | D | B | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | D | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA | D | B | C |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | C | B | C |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc. | C | B | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | C | C | C |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | B | C | C |
| CBG | CBRE Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | B | C |
| CVS | CVS Health Corp. | C | B | C |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | B | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc. | C | B | C |
| INFY | Infosys Ltd. | C | C | C |
| LMCK | Liberty Media Corp | B | C | C |
| MAC | Macerich Company | C | B | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | C | C |
| SPG | Simon Property Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc. | C | B | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | C | C | C |
| YUM | YUM! Brands Inc. | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | D | C | D |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | D | D | D |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. | D | D | D |
| ENDP | Endo International Plc | D | D | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc. | D | B | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | D | B | D |
| NVS | Novartis AG | D | D | D |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | D | B | D |
| VFC | V.F. Corp. | D | C | D |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. | D | C | D |
| VTR | Ventas Inc. | D | D | 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