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 |
| AET | Aetna Inc. | B | B | B |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. | B | C | B |
| BLK | BlackRock Inc. | B | C | B |
| BSMX | Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico | B | B | B |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc. | B | B | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | B | B | B |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc. | A | C | B |
| ETR | Entergy Corp. | A | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corp. | B | D | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | B | C | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline Plc | B | D | B |
| HCN | Welltower Inc. | B | C | B |
| KR | Kroger Co. | B | B | B |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp. | B | C | B |
| MAC | Macerich Company | B | C | B |
| MDVN | Medivation Inc. | B | C | B |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew Plc | B | C | B |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | C | C | C |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc. | D | B | C |
| DE | Deere & Company | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | D | B | C |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | C | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | C | D | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | D | C | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. | D | C | C |
| SYT | Syngenta AG | C | C | C |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited | C | C | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | B | C |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | C | C | C |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market Inc. | D | C | C |
| XRX | Xerox Corp. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc. | C | C | C |
| CE | Celanese Corp. | C | C | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | B | C |
| DEO | Diageo Plc | D | B | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc. | C | B | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | C | C | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp. | C | C | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | C | B | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks Inc. | C | B | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. | D | C | D |
| AIG | American International Group Inc. | C | D | D |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | D | C | D |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp. | D | C | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp. | D | C | D |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | D | D | D |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | D | C | D |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | D | B | D |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corp. | D | B | D |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | D | C | D |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc. | D | C | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | D | B | D |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corp. | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | 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