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 98 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 |
| ALL | Allstate Corporation | B | C | B |
| APA | Apache Corporation | B | C | B |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | B | B | B |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | B | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| CLR | Continental Resources, Inc. | B | D | 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 | A | D | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | B | C | B |
| RDS.B | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class B | B | B | B |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | A | D | B |
| TOT | Total SA Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| TRP | TransCanada Corporation | A | D | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| UGP | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | B | B | B |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | B | C | 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 Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | D | C |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| E | Eni SpA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | 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. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| LNKD | LinkedIn Corporation Class A | B | B | B |
| MBLY | Mobileye N.V. | C | B | C |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | C | C |
| QVCA | Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group Class A | D | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corporation | C | B | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | C | D | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | C | C | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | B | D | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | C | 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 | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Company | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| KR | Kroger Co. | C | B | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | C | C | C |
| MA | MasterCard Incorporated Class A | D | B | C |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | B | C |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | D | B | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | 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 |
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | F | B | 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. Class B | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Holdings, Inc. | F | B | D |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | D | D | D |
| MCO | Moody’s Corporation | D | C | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | B | D |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | D | B | D |
| PNR | Pentair plc | D | C | D |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | B | D |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | F | B | D |
| SSL | Sasol Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | F | B | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | C | D |
| TSLA | Tesla Motors, Inc. | D | D | D |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | D |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier