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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | B | B | B |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | B | B | B |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | B | D | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | B | B |
| CTAS | Cintas Corporation | B | C | B |
| ECA | Encana Corporation | B | B | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | B | B | B |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | B | B |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | B | B | B |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | B | C | B |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | C | B |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | B | B | B |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | B |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | B | B | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc | B | C | B |
| PX | Praxair, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | B | B | B |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | D | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | B | C | B |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | B | B | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGU | Agrium Inc. | C | C | C |
| ALV | Autoliv Inc. | C | C | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | C | B | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | D | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
| FTEO | FRONTEO, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | B | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | D | B | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev SA | B | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | B | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CBG | CBRE Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CLX | Clorox Company | C | C | C |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | B | C | C |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | B | C | C |
| GG | Goldcorp Inc. | C | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | B | C |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | C | D | C |
| LBRDA | Liberty Broadband Corp. | B | D | C |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | C | C | C |
| LPL | LG Display Co., Ltd | C | C | C |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | B | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TRP | TransCanada Corporation | C | B | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | C | C | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | C | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Co. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | C | D |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | D | C | D |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | D | C | D |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | C | D |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | B | D |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | F | B | D |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | D | D |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | C | D |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners, LP | D | C | D |
| SO | Southern Company | C | D | D |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | D | C | D |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | D | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier