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 72 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd | B | C | B |
LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | A | C | B |
LPL | LG Display Co., Ltd | B | C | 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 |
SNY | Sanofi | 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 |
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 |
FRC | First Republic Bank | D | C | C |
FTEO | FRONTEO, Inc. | 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 |
KEY | KeyCorp | D | B | C |
LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | D | C | C |
MCK | McKesson Corporation | C | C | C |
MDT | Medtronic plc | C | B | C |
PCLN | Priceline Group Inc | D | B | C |
QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | C | D | 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 |
ARMK | Aramark | C | C | C |
BBY | Best Buy Co., Inc. | C | B | C |
CDW | CDW Corp. | 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. | B | C | C |
DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | 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 |
LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | C | A | C |
MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | C | C |
MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | C | C |
ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | B | C |
OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | C | C | C |
SIVB | SVB Financial Group | C | B | C |
SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation | C | C | C |
WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | B | D | C |
Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
CPB | Campbell Soup Company | D | C | D |
CRH | CRH Plc | D | C | D |
CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | D | B | D |
DPS | Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | D | C | D |
ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | D | D | D |
FCX | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | D | C | D |
FDC | First Data Corporation | D | C | D |
GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
HAL | Halliburton Company | D | B | D |
HES | Hess Corporation | D | C | D |
IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | D | D |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | D | C | D |
MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | C | D |
MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
PCAR | PACCAR Inc | D | C | D |
TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | D | C | D |
USB | U.S. Bancorp | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier