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 70 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 |
| APA | Apache Corporation | B | C | B |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | B | C | B |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc. | B | B | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc. | B | B | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | D | B |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | C | B |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | B | D | B |
| TRP | TransCanada Corporation | B | D | B |
| UGP | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. | B | B | B |
| WDAY | Workday Inc. | B | C | B |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AA | Alcoa Inc. | C | D | C |
| ARMH | ARM Holdings plc | D | B | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | B | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | D | C |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited | C | C | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | C |
| ETP | Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | C | D | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | B | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | D | B | C |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | B | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | C | D | C |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | D | B | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | C | C | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | B | D | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. | D | C | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AET | Aetna Inc. | C | B | C |
| BSMX | Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico | C | B | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | D | B | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | C | C | C |
| KR | Kroger Co. | C | B | C |
| MA | MasterCard Incorporated | C | B | C |
| NKE | NIKE Inc. | C | B | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA | C | B | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services Inc. | C | B | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | C | C |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | F | B | D |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | C | D |
| DE | Deere & Company | D | C | D |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | D | C | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | B | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | B | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Holdings Inc. | F | B | D |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc. | D | C | D |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | B | D |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | D | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | B | D |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors Inc. | D | D | D |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | D |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings 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