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 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| BWA | BorgWarner Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | B | B | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | B | B |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | B | C | B |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | B | B |
| KAAC | Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. | B | C | B |
| LLL | L3 Technologies Inc | B | C | B |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM | B | B | B |
| M | Macy’s Inc | A | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MTL.P | Mechel PAO Pfd | B | C | B |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | B | C | B |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | B | B | B |
| VEAC | Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | C |
| CRH | CRH Plc | D | C | C |
| DVMT | Dell Technologies Inc Class V | C | C | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | C | C | C |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| GSHT | Gores Holdings II Inc | C | C | C |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | B | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | D | C | C |
| PTR | PetroChina Company Limited | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | C |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | C | D | 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 |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | C | C | C |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation | C | C | C |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | C | C | C |
| CDNS | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | B | C | C |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | C | C | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | C |
| FDC | First Data Corporation | C | B | C |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | C |
| GYRO | Gyrodyne LLC | C | C | C |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | B | D | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | C | C | C |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc | C | C | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | C | C | C |
| TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | C | C | C |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VEDL | Vedanta Limited | C | B | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | C | C | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ABEV | Ambev SA | D | C | D |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | D | D |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | C | D | D |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | D | C | D |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited | D | C | D |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | D | C | D |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | D | D |
| COTY | Coty Inc. | D | C | D |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | D | C | D |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FTI | TechnipFMC Plc | D | D | D |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | D | B | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | D | D |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation | D | B | D |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | D | B | D |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | D | C | D |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ORAN | Orange SA | D | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | D | C | D |
| QRTEA | Qurate Retail, Inc. | F | C | D |
| SHG | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | D | C | D |
| SO | Southern Company | D | C | D |
| TI | Telecom Italia S.p.A. | D | C | D |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc | F | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | D | C | D |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | D | C | 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