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 191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | B | C | B |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc. | B | B | B |
| ADS | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | B | C | B |
| AFL | Aflac Inc. | B | C | B |
| AIG | American International Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group Inc. | A | C | B |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial Inc. | B | B | B |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | B | C | B |
| BBT | BB&T Corp. | B | C | B |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc. | A | B | B |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | A | C | B |
| BLL | Ball Corp. | B | B | B |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | B | B | B |
| CBS | CBS Corp. | B | C | B |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | B | C | B |
| COH | Coach Inc. | B | C | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins Inc. | A | C | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | B | B |
| CRH | CRH Plc | A | C | B |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG | B | B | B |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp. | A | C | B |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | A | C | B |
| DEO | Diageo plc | B | B | B |
| DISH | DISH Network Corp. | B | C | B |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | B | B | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc. | B | B | B |
| DOV | Dover Corp. | B | B | B |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | B | B | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | C | B | B |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | A | B | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | B | B | B |
| FISV | Fiserv Inc. | B | C | B |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | A | C | B |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | B | B | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | B | B |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | B | C | B |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | C | B | B |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc. | A | B | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Inc. | A | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot Inc. | B | C | B |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | A | C | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | B | C | B |
| IP | International Paper Company | A | C | B |
| IT | Gartner Inc. | B | C | B |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | A | B | B |
| KMX | CarMax Inc. | B | B | B |
| LLL | L3 Technologies Inc. | B | C | B |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | A | C | B |
| MAS | Masco Corp. | B | B | B |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | A | B | B |
| MET | MetLife Inc. | A | D | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corp. | A | C | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | B | C | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | A | B | B |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | B | C | B |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | B | B | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq Inc. | B | C | B |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | B | B | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | A | B | B |
| PKX | POSCO | A | B | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc | A | C | B |
| PX | Praxair Inc. | B | C | B |
| Q | Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. | A | C | B |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | B | B |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc. | B | B | B |
| RTN | Raytheon Company | A | C | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | B | B |
| STI | SunTrust Banks Inc. | A | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | B | B |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | B | B |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp. | B | C | B |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | B | D | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | C | B | B |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp. | B | C | B |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | B | C | B |
| WDAY | Workday Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACN | Accenture Plc | C | C | C |
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | C | D | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | D | B | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc. | C | C | C |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | B | C | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | D | C | C |
| FBHS | Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. | C | B | C |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | C | D | C |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. | D | C | C |
| GIB | CGI Group Inc. | B | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | D | C | C |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | C | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | C | C | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | C | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corp. | D | A | C |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | C | C | C |
| NKE | NIKE Inc. | D | B | C |
| NVS | Novartis AG | B | C | C |
| PAYX | Paychex Inc. | C | C | C |
| PNR | Pentair plc | B | C | C |
| POT | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | D | B | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc. | C | C | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | C | C |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | C | C | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corp. | C | D | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
| TRV | Travelers Companies Inc. | B | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | C | C |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corp. | C | C | C |
| WPPGY | WPP Plc | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE | Ameren Corp. | C | C | C |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company Inc. | C | C | C |
| ALB | Albemarle Corp. | B | D | C |
| ALBO | Albireo Pharma Inc. | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | C |
| BG | Bunge Limited | C | D | C |
| BHI | Baker Hughes Inc. | C | D | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. | C | C | C |
| CCE | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | C | B | C |
| CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | D | B | C |
| CHKR | Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust | C | C | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp. | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | C | C | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corp. | D | B | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | C | C | C |
| EIX | Edison International | C | B | C |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | C | C | C |
| EQR | Equity Residential | C | C | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc. | C | B | C |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | C | C | C |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc. | C | B | C |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | C | D | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | C | C |
| OKS | ONEOK Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| PCG | PG&E Corp. | C | B | C |
| PLD | Prologis Inc. | C | C | C |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | C | C | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | D | B | C |
| SYT | Syngenta AG | C | B | C |
| TIL | Till Capital Ltd | D | B | C |
| TOT | Total SA | D | B | C |
| TRP | TransCanada Corp. | C | B | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC | C | B | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | B | C |
| VNTV | Vantiv Inc. | C | C | C |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | C | C | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | D | B | C |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABX | Barrick Gold Corp. | F | C | D |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | C | D |
| AGR | Avangrid Inc. | D | C | D |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | C | D | D |
| CAG | Conagra Brands Inc. | D | C | D |
| CLX | Clorox Company | D | C | D |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | F | C | D |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | D | C | D |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corp. | D | B | D |
| DXR | Daxor Corp. | F | C | D |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | D | C | D |
| ETR | Entergy Corp. | D | D | D |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | D | C | D |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | F | B | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | D | C | D |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc. Class P | D | C | D |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc. | D | C | D |
| MKC | McCormick & Company Inc. | D | C | D |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | F | C | D |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp. | D | C | D |
| NBL | Noble Energy Inc. | F | B | D |
| NDRO | Enduro Royalty Trust | F | C | D |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Corp. | F | C | D |
| NGG | National Grid plc | D | C | D |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | D | C | D |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | D | D | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc. | F | C | D |
| ROYT | Pacific Coast Oil Trust | F | C | D |
| SO | Southern Company | D | C | D |
| STO | Statoil ASA | D | B | D |
| SYY | Sysco Corp. | D | C | D |
| TTM | Tata Motors Limited | D | C | D |
| TWTR | Twitter Inc. | D | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings 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