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 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | B | C | B |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | D | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | B | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | C | B |
| JEC | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | B | B | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | A | D | B |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | C | B |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | A | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | C |
| IBN | ICICI Bank Limited | C | D | C |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| RENX | RELX NV | D | C | C |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | C | C | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | D | C |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | C | C | C |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | B | C | C |
| DXC | DXC Technology Co. | C | C | C |
| HUNT | Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. | C | C | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | B | C | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | C | C |
| KLAC | KLA-Tencor Corporation | C | B | C |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | B | D | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. | C | C | C |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | AEGON N.V. | D | B | D |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | D | D | D |
| BBDO | Banco Bradesco S.A. | F | C | D |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile | D | C | D |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | D | D |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | D | C | D |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | D | C | D |
| FTI | TechnipFMC Plc | D | D | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | D | C | D |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | D | C | D |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | D | C | D |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | C | D |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | D | C | D |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co. Plc | F | D | D |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | D | C | D |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | C | D | D |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited | D | C | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | D | D |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | 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