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 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | B | B | B |
| AET | Aetna Inc. | B | D | B |
| ALB | Albemarle Corp. | B | D | B |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. | B | C | B |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | B | C | B |
| BLL | Ball Corp. | B | B | B |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | B | B | B |
| CB | Chubb Limited | B | B | B |
| CELG | Celgene Corp. | B | C | B |
| CI | Cigna Corp. | B | B | B |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | B | C | B |
| COL | Rockwell Collins Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp. | B | C | B |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | B | B | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | B | B | B |
| DISH | DISH Network Corp. | B | C | B |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc. | B | C | B |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | B | C | B |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | B | C | B |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | B | B | B |
| OKE | ONEOK Inc. | B | C | B |
| PRPO | Precipio Inc. | B | C | B |
| RTN | Raytheon Company | B | C | B |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | B | B | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | B | B | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev SA | C | C | C |
| ACN | Accenture Plc | C | C | C |
| BCE | BCE Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | D | B | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp. | C | C | C |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp. | D | B | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| SPI | SPI Energy Co Ltd | D | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | D | B | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV | B | C | C |
| YUMA | Yuma Energy Inc | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | C | C | C |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | B | D | C |
| CME | CME Group Inc. | B | C | C |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | C | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | B | C | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | C | B | C |
| IX | ORIX Corp. | C | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | B | D | C |
| MTU | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. | C | C | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | C | B | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corp. | C | B | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | D | C | D |
| BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | B | D |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | D | C | D |
| ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | D | C | D |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc. | D | C | D |
| MAS | Masco Corp. | D | B | D |
| WPPGY | WPP Plc | D | B | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | 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