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 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ECA | Encana Corporation | B | C | B |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | B | C | B |
| MLCO | Melco Resorts and Entertainment | B | C | B |
| PSA | Public Storage | B | C | B |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | C | B |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. | B | C | B |
| WPZ | Williams Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | C | C | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | D | B | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | D | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | C | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | C | C | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | C | C |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | C | C | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | A | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | C | B | C |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | B | C | C |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc | C | C | C |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | C | B | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | C | C | C |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | B | D | C |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | C | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | B | C | C |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | C | C | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | D | C |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc. | B | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | C | C |
| RACE | Ferrari NV | C | C | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | C | B | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics | C | B | C |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | C | D | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | B | C | C |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AON | Aon plc | D | C | D |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DE | Deere & Company | D | C | D |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | D | D | D |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | D | C | D |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | D | C | D |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | D | B | D |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj | D | C | D |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SAP | SAP SE | D | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | B | D |
| UN | Unilever NV ADR | 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