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 40 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.
This Week’s Ratings Changes:
| Upgraded: From Hold to Buy | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc. | B | C | B |
| APH | Amphenol Corp. | B | B | B |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | B | B | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | B | B |
| DEO | Diageo Plc | B | B | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | B | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | B | C | B |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | B | C | B |
| GRFS | Grifols, S.A. | B | C | B |
| HSY | Hershey Company | B | C | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | B | B |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp. | B | C | B |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | B | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | C | B |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | C | C | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca Plc | D | B | C |
| GLW | Corning Incorporated | C | D | C |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | C | C | C |
| MON | Monsanto Company | C | D | C |
| SNE | Sony Corp. | C | C | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | C | D | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. | C | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | C | B | C |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp. | C | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | C | C | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | C | B | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc. | D | B | D |
| DVA | DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | D | B | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | F | C | D |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | D | B | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | D | C | D |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | D | C | D |
| SYT | Syngenta AG | D | C | D |
| TGT | Target Corp. | D | B | D |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp. | 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