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 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd | B | C | B |
| DWDP | DowDuPont Inc. | B | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B | C | B |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | B | B |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | B | B |
| PVH | PVH Corp. | B | B | B |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | B | B | B |
| SO | Southern Company | B | D | B |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | B | C | B |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | C | B |
| VALE | Vale S.A. | B | B | B |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd | B | C | B |
| WIT | Wipro Limited | B | B | B |
| YNDX | Yandex NV | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | C | D | C |
| COTY | Coty Inc. | D | C | C |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG | D | C | C |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CX | Cemex SAB de CV | D | C | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | D | C | C |
| GGP | GGP, Inc. | C | C | C |
| GPS | Gap, Inc. | D | B | C |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | C | C | C |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | C | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | D | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | B | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | D | B | C |
| SJM | J. M. Smucker Company | D | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | B | C |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | C | C | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited | C | C | C |
| CLR | Continental Resources, Inc. | C | B | C |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | C | B | C |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | C | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HCN | Welltower, Inc. | B | D | C |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | C | B | C |
| LEA | Lear Corporation | C | B | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | B | C |
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | C | C | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | B | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
| ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | D | D | D |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | D | C | D |
| HES | Hess Corporation | D | C | D |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | D | D |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | D | C | D |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | 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