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