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 61 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 |
| ABB | ABB Ltd. | B | C | B |
| ABEV | Ambev SA | B | C | B |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | B | C | B |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | B | B | B |
| CBS | CBS Corp. | B | B | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. | B | C | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc. | B | B | B |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corp. | B | C | B |
| GGP | General Growth Properties Inc. | B | C | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | B | D | B |
| HCP | HCP Inc. | B | B | B |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | B | B | B |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | B | B | B |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | B | B | B |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | B | D | B |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Inc. | B | B | B |
| STJ | St. Jude Medical Inc. | B | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | B | B |
| V | Visa Inc. | B | C | B |
| YHOO | Yahoo! Inc. | B | C | B |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc. | B | C | B |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | C | D | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | D | C | C |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited | C | D | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | D | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | D | B | C |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc. | D | B | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corp. | D | A | C |
| INFY | Infosys Limited | D | C | C |
| KYO | Kyocera Corp. | C | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | D | B | C |
| MBLY | Mobileye N.V. | D | B | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | D | C | C |
| NBL | Noble Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | D | B | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA | D | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners, LP | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corp. | C | C | C |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc. | C | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot Inc. | C | B | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AA | Alcoa Inc. | D | C | D |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corp. | D | C | D |
| DHI | D.R. Horton Inc. | D | B | D |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc. | D | C | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc. | D | C | D |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | D | C | D |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | D | C | D |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | D |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | D | D |
| VIA | Viacom 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