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 84 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | C | B |
ABX | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | B | B |
ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | C | B |
AEM | Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited | B | B | B |
ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | B | C | B |
BCE | BCE Inc. | B | C | B |
BF.B | Brown-Forman Corporation | B | B | B |
CELG | Celgene Corporation | B | B | B |
CMI | Cummins Inc. | B | C | B |
CX | Cemex SAB de CV | B | C | B |
D | Dominion Energy Inc | B | C | B |
E | Eni SpA | B | C | B |
EIX | Edison International | B | C | B |
HSY | Hershey Company | B | B | B |
ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | B | B | B |
INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | B | B |
LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | B | B | B |
MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | B | B |
MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
NEM | Newmont Mining Corporation | B | B | B |
REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | A | B |
SSL | Sasol Limited | A | C | B |
SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | D | B |
TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | B | B |
TOT | Total SA | B | C | B |
TRP | TransCanada Corporation | B | B | B |
TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | B | B |
VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | B | C | B |
WIT | Wipro Limited | B | B | B |
YNDX | Yandex NV | B | B | B |
Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | B | C |
BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | C | C |
BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | C | C | C |
CHL | China Mobile Limited | D | C | C |
CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | D | C | C |
COG | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | C | C | C |
COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | D | B | C |
EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | C | B | C |
HAL | Halliburton Company | D | B | C |
MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | C | C | C |
MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | D | B | C |
PCAR | PACCAR Inc | D | C | C |
PTR | PetroChina Company Limited | C | C | C |
TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | C | C |
UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
VFC | V.F. Corporation | C | C | C |
VTR | Ventas, Inc. | C | D | C |
Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | B | C | C |
AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | C | B | C |
AMP | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | C | B | C |
BMO | Bank of Montreal | C | B | C |
CBG | CBRE Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | C | C |
EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | B | C |
FDC | First Data Corporation | C | B | C |
FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
IX | ORIX Corporation | C | B | C |
LSXMK | Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty SiriusXM | B | C | C |
MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | C | C |
MHK | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | C | C | C |
MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
MMM | 3M Company | C | B | C |
MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | C | C | C |
NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | C | C |
RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | C | B | C |
SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | B | C | C |
UBS | UBS Group AG | C | B | C |
URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | C | C |
WDAY | Workday, Inc. | C | B | C |
WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | B | C | C |
Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AGU | Agrium Inc. | D | C | D |
BCS | Barclays PLC | D | D | D |
CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | C | D |
GIB | CGI Group Inc. | D | C | D |
INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | D |
IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | D | C | D |
MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
POT | Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. | D | B | D |
TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier