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 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE | Ameren Corp. | B | C | B |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | B | C | B |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | B | C | B |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | B | C | B |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV | B | B | B |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc. | B | C | B |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXPE | Expedia Inc. | B | C | B |
| HSY | Hershey Company | B | C | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | B | C | B |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp. | B | C | B |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. | B | D | B |
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc. | C | B | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | C | C | C |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | C | C | C |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | C | C | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | C | C | C |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd | C | D | C |
| CI | Cigna Corp. | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| COL | Rockwell Collins Inc. | D | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | D | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| ETR | Entergy Corp. | C | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano | C | C | C |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | C | D | C |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | C | F | C |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | C | D | C |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc | D | B | C |
| PNR | Pentair plc | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | C | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company | D | B | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corp. | C | D | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | D | C | C |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | D | C | C |
| XL | XL Group Ltd | D | B | C |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | B | D | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc | C | C | C |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial Inc. | C | B | C |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | B | D | C |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | B | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | C | C |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc | C | C | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy Inc. | B | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | B | C | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | C | C | C |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corp. | B | C | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | C | B | C |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | C | C | C |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc | B | C | C |
| TIL | Till Capital Ltd. | C | C | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts Ltd. | C | C | C |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | B | D |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | D | C | D |
| CERN | Cerner Corp. | D | C | D |
| COG | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | D | C | D |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | D | B | D |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | F | B | D |
| FDC | First Data Corp. | D | C | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | B | D |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | D | C | D |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | D | B | D |
| HCP | HCP Inc. | D | C | D |
| LEN | Lennar Corp. | D | C | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc. | D | C | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | C | D |
| PKX | POSCO | D | C | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc | D | B | D |
| Q | Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. | D | D | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier