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 41 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 |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | B | B | B |
| DD | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | B | C | B |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding | C | B | B |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp. | B | C | B |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | D | C | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp. | C | C | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | C | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | D | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | D | B | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corp. | D | B | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro | C | D | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | C | D | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | D | B | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corp. | C | C | C |
| STO | Statoil ASA | C | C | C |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | D | C | C |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | B | C |
| CVS | CVS Health Corp. | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | B | C |
| ETR | Entergy Corp. | B | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Inc. | B | C | C |
| GGP | General Growth Properties Inc. | C | C | C |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | C | B | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | D | C | D |
| DE | Deere & Company | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance 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