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 54 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 |
| CBS.A | CBS Corp. | C | B | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | B | C |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc. | C | B | C |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | C | B | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | B | C | C |
| HRS | Harris Corp. | C | C | C |
| LKQ | LKQ Corp. | C | B | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corp. | C | B | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | C | B | C |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | C | C | C |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | C | B | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | C | B | C |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | B | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corp. | D | B | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corp. | C | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | D | B | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | C | C | C |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BBY | Best Buy Co. Inc. | C | B | B |
| CE | Celanese Corp. | B | C | B |
| CVX | Chevron Corp. | B | D | B |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | B | C | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | C | B | B |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries Inc. | C | B | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp. | B | B | B |
| PKX | POSCO | B | C | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | B | B | B |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | C | B | B |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | C | B | B |
| STO | Statoil ASA | B | C | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | B | D | B |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | B | C | B |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | C | D |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | F | B | D |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| INCY | Incyte Corp. | D | C | D |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | D | C | D |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | C | D |
| QVCA | Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group | D | C | D |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc. | D | B | D |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | D | C | D |
| VIAB | Viacom Inc. | D | B | D |
| WFM | Whole Foods Market 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
