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 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AON | Aon plc | B | D | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | B | C | B |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | B | B | B |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | B | B | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | B | C | B |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | B | C | B |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | B | D | B |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | C | B |
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | B | C | B |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| GYRO | Gyrodyne LLC | B | C | B |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | B | B | B |
| QRTEB | Qurate Retail, Inc. | C | B | B |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | B | D | B |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | B | D | B |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | A | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | D | B | C |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited | D | C | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc | D | C | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| ERIC | LM Ericsson Telefon AB | B | D | C |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | C | C |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | D | C | C |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | D | B | C |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | C | C | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | C | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | D | B | C |
| SO | Southern Company | D | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | C | B | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. | C | B | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FOXA | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ING | ING Groep NV | C | C | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | B | C |
| MON | Monsanto Company | B | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | C |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | D | C | C |
| PHG | Royal Philips NV | B | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | B | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | C | C | C |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC | C | C | C |
| WRK | WestRock Co. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | D | D |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | D | B | D |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | F | C | D |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | D | B | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | B | D |
| IR | Ingersoll-Rand Plc | D | C | D |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KLAC | KLA-Tencor Corporation | D | C | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | D | D |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. | F | B | D |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | C | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. | D | C | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | D | B | D |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | D | D | D |
| SJM | J. M. Smucker Company | D | B | D |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier