With all the recent market volatility, this is an excellent time to check in with some of your favorite stocks and see which ones are struggling and which ones you don’t want in your portfolio during these difficult times. Of course, it can be tedious reviewing the latest earnings results for each of your companies, so I’ve broken down the top 35 large cap stocks you should avoid right now.
| 35 Big Name Stocks to Sell Right Away | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | F | C | F |
| ABX | Barrick Gold Corporation | F | D | F |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | F | D | F |
| AGN | Allergan plc | F | C | F |
| APA | Apache Corporation | F | C | F |
| ARNC | Arconic, Inc. | F | C | F |
| BHGE | Baker Hughes, a GE Company | F | C | F |
| BPL | Buckeye Partners, L.P. | F | C | F |
| CBS | CBS Corporation | F | C | F |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | F | C | F |
| CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | F | D | F |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation | F | C | F |
| EIX | Edison International | F | C | F |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | F | C | F |
| EQT | EQT Corporation | F | C | F |
| GE | General Electric Company | F | D | F |
| HCN | Welltower, Inc. | F | D | F |
| HCP | HCP, Inc. | F | F | F |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | F | D | F |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | F | D | F |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | F | C | F |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc Class P | F | C | F |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | F | C | F |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | F | C | F |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | F | C | F |
| NLSN | Nielsen Holdings Plc | F | C | F |
| NNDM | Nano Dimension Ltd | F | C | F |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | F | C | F |
| SEE | Sealed Air Corporation | F | C | F |
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | F | C | F |
| SPB | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | F | C | F |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company | F | C | F |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | F | D | F |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | F | C | F |
| WES | Western Gas Partners, LP | F | D | F |
To wrap up, the best thing you can always do to prepare your protfolio for any storms that may come your way is to 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