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 64 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.
| Upgraded: From Hold to Buy | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc. | B | C | B |
| CRM | salesforce.com Inc. | B | C | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | B | B | B |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | B | B | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | B | C | B |
| GLW | Corning Incorporated | B | B | B |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | C | B | B |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | B | B | B |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp. | B | D | B |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp. | B | C | B |
| VALE.P | Vale S.A. | B | C | B |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corp. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | C | C |
| CHA | China Telecom Corp. Ltd. | D | C | C |
| COG | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | C | C | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | B | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | D | C | C |
| LB | L Brands Inc. | C | C | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | C | C |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | D | B | C |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc. | C | C | C |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc. | D | B | C |
| XRX | Xerox Corp. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AET | Aetna Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | B | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | C | C | C |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | C | C |
| EMC | EMC Corp. | C | C | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | D | C |
| GRFS | Grifols, S.A. | C | C | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | B | D | C |
| KOF | Coca-Cola FEMSA | C | D | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | B | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | C | B | C |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ANTM | Anthem Inc. | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corp. | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | D | B | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | D | C | D |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger Inc. | D | C | D |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | D | B | D |
| KR | Kroger Co. | D | B | D |
| LEN | Lennar Corp. | D | B | D |
| MBLY | Mobileye N.V. | D | B | D |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | D | B | D |
| ORAN | Orange SA | D | C | D |
| PHG | Royal Philips NV | D | C | D |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | D | B | D |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | D | D | D |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | C | D | D |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC | D | C | D |
| STO | Statoil ASA | C | D | D |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | D | D |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | C | D |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | D | B | D |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | B | D |
| UHS | Universal Health Services Inc. | D | B | 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