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 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CBG | CBRE Group, Inc. | C | B | B |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | B |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | B | C | B |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | B | C | B |
| LVLT | Level 3 Communications, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | B | C | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S | B | B | B |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TEF | Telefonica SA | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | C | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | D | B | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | C | D | C |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROSE | Rosehill Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | B | C |
| SEP | Spectra Energy Partners, LP | D | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | D | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | C |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | D | C | C |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACN | Accenture Plc | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | B | C | C |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | C | B | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | C | C | C |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | C | C | C |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | C | C | C |
| CBS.A | CBS Corporation | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | C | C |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | B | D | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | C | B | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ECA | Encana Corporation | C | B | C |
| ETFC | E*TRADE Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | C | B | C |
| IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LLL | L3 Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | C | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | C | B | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | B | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | C | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | B | C |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | B | C | C |
| WYIG | JM Global Holding Co. | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | D | B | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | F | C | D |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | B | D |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Brewing Company | D | C | D |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. | 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