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 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | C | B |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | B | C | B |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | A | C | B |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | A | D | B |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
| E | Eni S.p.A. | B | C | B |
| ECA | Encana Corporation | B | C | B |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | B | C | B |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. | B | B | B |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | C | A | B |
| KAAC | Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. | B | C | B |
| KKR | KKR & Co. L.P. | B | C | B |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | B | C | B |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | B | D | B |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | C | B | B |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | C | C | C |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. | C | D | C |
| ETP | Energy Transfer Partners LP | C | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | C | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | D | B | C |
| LN | LINE Corp. | C | D | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | C | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SO | Southern Company | C | C | C |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | C | D | C |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. | D | B | C |
| VIAB | Viacom Inc. | D | B | C |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp | D | C | C |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | C | C | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | C |
| AXP | American Express Company | C | B | C |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | C | B | C |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | C | C | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | C | C | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | C | C | C |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | C | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | C | C |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | C | C | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | D | C |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | C | C | C |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | B | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | C | B | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | C | C |
| LLL | L3 Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | C | C | C |
| PKX | POSCO | C | C | C |
| PTR | PetroChina Company Limited | C | C | C |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SNE | Sony Corporation | B | D | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WB | Weibo Corp | C | B | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | C |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | B | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV | C | B | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Z | Zillow Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZG | Zillow Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| AON | Aon plc | D | B | D |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | D | C | D |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | D | D | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| BVXV | BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | D | C | D |
| CA | CA, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | D | D | D |
| CRH | CRH Plc | D | C | D |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | D | D | D |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| FNV | Franco-Nevada Corporation | D | C | D |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | D | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | F | B | D |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | D | C | D |
| IX | ORIX Corporation | D | C | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | D | D |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation | D | B | D |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | D | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | C | D |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | F | C | D |
| PKG | Packaging Corporation of America | D | C | D |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated | D | D | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | B | D |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | D | C | D |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | D | C | D |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | D | C | D |
| VEDL | Vedanta Limited | D | B | D |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | D |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier