Right now, we’re smack dab in the middle of earnings season. And that means there’s a lot going in the stock market these days. In today’s blog, I’ll show you how to trim the dead weight in your portfolio. I’m talking about companies that have announced mixed earnings results or have sloppy guidance looking forward. Of course, it can be tedious reviewing the latest earnings results for each of your companies. So, I’ve broken down the top 45 big blue chips you should steer clear of right now.
| 45 Household Names to Sell Right Away | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGN | Allergan plc | D | D | D |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | F | D | F |
| BCS | Barclays PLC | F | C | D |
| BT | BT Group PLC | D | C | D |
| CELG | Celgene Corporation | F | B | D |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG | D | C | D |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | D | C | D |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | F | C | F |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | F | D | D |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Holding Company | F | C | D |
| F | Ford Motor Company | F | B | D |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | F | C | F |
| FTEO | FRONTEO, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GE | General Electric Company | F | D | F |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | C | D |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | F | C | D |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | C | D |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc | D | B | D |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | F | C | D |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | F | C | D |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | D | C | D |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | D | C | D |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | F | C | F |
| LBTYB | Liberty Global Plc | F | D | F |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | C | D |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | D | C | D |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | F | C | D |
| MTP | Midatech Pharma Plc | F | C | D |
| NNDM | Nano Dimension Ltd | F | C | F |
| PRU | Prudential Financial, Inc. | D | B | D |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | D | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | C | D |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | F | C | D |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | F | C | D |
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | F | C | D |
| T | AT&T Inc. | D | C | D |
| TGT | Target Corporation | F | C | D |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | F | C | D |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | D | C | D |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | F | C | F |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | D | D |
To wrap up, the best thing you can do to prepare (and to weather the current trading activity) is invest solely in companies with the best earnings prospects. Of course, the best place to start is to run your portfolio through my Portfolio Grader screening tool. It doesn’t take much to see that sticking to A- and B-rated stocks pays off big in the long run.
Sincerely,
Louis Navellier