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 106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP | American Electric Power Company Inc. | B | C | B |
| AON | Aon plc | B | C | B |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc. | B | C | B |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | B | C | B |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Ltd. | B | C | B |
| CCE | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | B | B | B |
| CHKR | Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust | A | C | B |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd | B | B | B |
| CVX | Chevron Corp. | B | C | B |
| DOV | Dover Corp. | C | B | B |
| E | Eni SpA | B | B | B |
| HNP | Huaneng Power International Inc. | A | D | B |
| HSY | Hershey Company | B | C | B |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | B | C | B |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Corp. | B | D | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp. | B | C | B |
| PKX | POSCO | B | C | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto PLC | B | B | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings PLC | B | C | B |
| STO | Statoil ASA | B | C | B |
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc. | B | B | B |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | B | C | B |
| TIL | Till Capital Ltd | B | C | B |
| TOT | Total SA | B | B | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | B | B | B |
| TU | TELUS Corp. | B | C | B |
| UL | Unilever PLC | B | B | B |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp. | B | B | B |
| V | Visa Inc. | B | C | B |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | B | C | B |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | C | C | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | C | C | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc. | D | B | C |
| BLK | BlackRock Inc. | D | B | C |
| CHA | China Telecom Corp. Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CNIT | China Information Technology Inc. | D | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | C | C | C |
| DPS | Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | B | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | C |
| EQR | Equity Residential | C | C | C |
| HCP | HCP Inc. | C | B | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | C | C | C |
| KMX | CarMax Inc. | D | C | C |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | C | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | D | B | C |
| NGG | National Grid PLC | C | C | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj | D | C | C |
| NWL | Newell Brands Inc | C | A | C |
| PTR | PetroChina Company Ltd. | C | D | C |
| SNN | Smith & Nephew PLC | D | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc. | C | B | C |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | C | C |
| ALBO | Albireo Pharma Inc. | B | C | C |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | C | B | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corp. | C | C | C |
| CHTR | Charter Communications Inc. | B | D | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | B | C |
| CRH | CRH PLC | C | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | D | C | C |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems Inc. | B | C | C |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp. | C | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corp. | C | B | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | B | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corp. | C | B | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | B | D | C |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | C | C | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | C | C | C |
| MTU | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp. | C | C | C |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp. | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks Inc. | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | C | B | C |
| UNM | Unum Group | C | C | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT | Altimmune Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | D | C | D |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | B | D |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | D | B | D |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG | D | B | D |
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | D | D | D |
| DXR | Daxor Corp. | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | D | C | D |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Inc. | D | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | C | D |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | D | D | D |
| POT | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | D | B | D |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | D | B | D |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | F | C | D |
| SVRA | Savara Inc. | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | C | D |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson | D | B | D |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | D | C | D |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | D | D | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier