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 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | B | C | B |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | B | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | B | B | B |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | B | B | B |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MGA | Magna International Inc. | B | C | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | C | B |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SNE | Sony Corporation | C | B | B |
| TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | A | C | B |
| WRK | WestRock Co. | B | B | B |
| XL | XL Group Ltd | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADS | Alliance Data Systems Corporation | D | B | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | D | C | C |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | C | C | C |
| ERIC | LM Ericsson Telefon AB | C | D | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | C | D | C |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | C | C | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | D | B | C |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | D | C | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | D | B | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | C | B | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | C | C |
| CELG | Celgene Corporation | C | B | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| LVLT | Level 3 Communications, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | C | C | C |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | C | B | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | C | C | C |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | C | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | B | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | D | C |
| TRP | TransCanada Corporation | C | B | C |
| UGP | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | D | D |
| CBS.A | CBS Corporation | D | C | D |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV | D | C | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | B | D |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | D | B | D |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | D | C | D |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | D | C | D |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | D | C | D |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | D | C | D |
| TWTR | Twitter, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WMB | Williams Companies, 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