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 81 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 |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | B | B | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc. | B | B | B |
| ALB | Albemarle Corp. | B | C | B |
| CBOE | CBOE Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | B | C | B |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | B | B |
| CXP | Columbia Property Trust Inc. | B | C | B |
| EQY | Equity One Inc. | B | C | B |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | B | C | B |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp. | B | C | B |
| MANU | Manchester United Plc | B | C | B |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | B | C | B |
| MHFI | McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| MYL | Mylan N.V. | B | C | B |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | B | B | B |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | B | C | B |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | B | C | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
Last Week’s Sells, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. | C | C | C |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | D | B | C |
| ALR | Alere Inc. | C | C | C |
| BIP | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | D | C | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | D | C | C |
| CCJ | Cameco Corp. | C | C | C |
| CREE | Cree Inc. | C | C | C |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | C | D | C |
| FFIV | F5 Networks Inc. | D | B | C |
| HIW | Highwoods Properties Inc. | C | C | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corp. | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. | C | D | C |
| OKE | ONEOK Inc. | D | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | C | C | C |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | C | C | C |
| SKT | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. | D | A | C |
| SNI | Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. | D | B | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | C | C |
| VFC | V.F. Corp. | D | C | C |
Downgrades
Last Week’s Buys, Now Holds
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc. | C | C | C |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | C | C | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp. | C | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | C | B | C |
| ETFC | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | B | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | C | B | C |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc. | C | B | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc. | C | B | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | C | C | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | B | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNDK | SanDisk Corp. | C | C | C |
| SNE | Sony Corp. | B | C | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | B | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corp. | B | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors Inc. | B | D | C |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | C | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | C | C |
Last Week’s Holds, Now Sells
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALKS | Alkermes Plc | D | C | D |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. | D | C | D |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | D | C | D |
| BPL | Buckeye Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
| BPOP | Popular Inc. | D | B | D |
| CAB | Cabela’s Incorporated | D | C | D |
| CVX | Chevron Corp. | D | C | D |
| DNKN | Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| ERJ | Embraer S.A. | D | C | D |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | D | C | D |
| GNTX | Gentex Corp. | D | B | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | D | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | D | C | D |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | D | C | D |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment Inc. | D | D | D |
| MNK | Mallinckrodt Plc | D | C | D |
| OKS | ONEOK Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
| SBH | Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| SFM | Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. | D | B | D |
| TRQ | Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. | D | B | D |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | F | B | D |
| ZG | Zillow Group Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier