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 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | Ambev SA | B | C | B |
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | B | C | B |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | B | C | B |
| ANDV | Andeavor | C | B | B |
| BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | B | B | B |
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | B | B | B |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | B |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | B | C | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | C | B |
| CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | B | C | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | B | B | B |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | B | B |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | B | C | B |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd. | B | B | B |
| HCN | Welltower, Inc. | B | D | B |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | D | B |
| HSY | Hershey Company | B | B | B |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | B | D | B |
| LLL | L3 Technologies, Inc. | A | D | B |
| LVNTA | Liberty Interactive Corporation Ventures Series A | B | D | B |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | B | C | B |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NVS | Novartis AG | B | C | B |
| ORAN | Orange SA | B | C | B |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | B | B | B |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | B | C | B |
| QVCB | Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group | A | C | B |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | B | C | B |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | B | B |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited | B | B | B |
| TRP | TransCanada Corporation | A | D | B |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | B | B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | B | C | B |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | D | C | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | B | C |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | C | C | C |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | C | C | C |
| ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | C | D | C |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | C | C | C |
| FLT | FleetCor Technologies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | D | C | C |
| FOXA | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | D | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | C | C | C |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | D | C | C |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation | C | C | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj | D | B | C |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | C | C | C |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | C | C | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | C | B | C |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | D | C | C |
| XEC | Cimarex Energy Co. | C | C | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | C | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABX | Barrick Gold Corporation | B | D | C |
| ACN | Accenture Plc | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | C | C | C |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | C | C | C |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | C | C | C |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd | C | C | C |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | C | C | C |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | C | B | C |
| C | Citigroup Inc | C | B | C |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | C | C |
| DLPH | Delphi Automotive PLC | C | B | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DWDP | DowDuPont Inc. | B | C | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | B | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | C | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | C | D | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | B | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | C | C | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc | C | C | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MT | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | C | B | C |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | C | B | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO | C | B | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | C | B | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SNI | Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNY | Sanofi | B | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | B | D | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | B | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | C | C |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | B | F | C |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | C | B | C |
| UGP | Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. | C | B | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd | C | B | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | C | B | C |
| WRK | WestRock Co. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | D | D |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | D | C | D |
| BLL | Ball Corporation | F | D | D |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | D | B | D |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | C | D |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | D | C | D |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | F | C | D |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | D | C | D |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | D | B | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | B | D |
| L | Loews Corporation | D | D | D |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | D | C | D |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | D | C | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | D | C | D |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | D | C | D |
| NMR | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | D | D | D |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | F | B | D |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | D | B | D |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | D | C | D |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | D | C | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, 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