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 66 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 |
| ACN | Accenture Plc | B | B | B |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | B | B | B |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | D | B |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies Inc. | B | B | B |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | B | D | B |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | B | B | B |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | B | B | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | B | C | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | B | B | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | B | B |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | B |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | A | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AIG | American International Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| COL | Rockwell Collins Inc. | D | B | C |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | D | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | C | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger Inc. | C | C | C |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries Inc. | D | B | C |
| PGR | Progressive Corporation | C | C | C |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | C | D | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | C |
| TOT | Total SA Class B | D | C | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | D | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | D | B | C |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings Inc. | D | C | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services Inc. | D | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Co. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | C | B | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | B | C |
| BIDU | Baidu Inc. | C | C | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | C | B | C |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | C | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | C | B | C |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc. | C | C | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | C | C | C |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | C | C | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | C | D | C |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | C | C | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein Inc. | C | B | C |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc. | D | B | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | B | C | C |
| KEP | Korea Electric Power Corporation | C | B | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | C | B | C |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | B | C | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | D | C | C |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | C | B | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc. | C | B | C |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade | Fundamental Grade | Total Grade |
| AA | Alcoa Inc. | D | D | D |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | D | C | D |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | C | D |
| DEO | Diageo plc | D | C | D |
| DISCK | Discovery Communications Inc. | D | B | D |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | C | D | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | C | D |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | D | C | D |
| NGG | National Grid plc | D | B | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group | D | D | D |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | D | B | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | B | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC | D | C | D |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | 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