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 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Citigroup Inc. | B | B | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B | D | B |
| IX | ORIX Corporation | B | C | B |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | B | C | B |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | C | B | B |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | C | B | B |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | B | B |
| PKX | POSCO | B | B | B |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | B | D | B |
| YNDX | Yandex NV | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CA | CA, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd | D | B | C |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | D | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | D | C | C |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVGO | Broadcom Limited | C | C | C |
| CCL.U | Carnival Corporation | B | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | B | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | C | B | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABX | Barrick Gold Corporation | D | D | D |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | D | C | D |
| CMA | Comerica Incorporated | D | C | D |
| DWDP | DowDuPont Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. | C | F | D |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | D | C | D |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | C | D |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | D | D | 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