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 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | B |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV | B | C | B |
| BCAC | Bison Capital Acquisition Corp. | B | C | B |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | B | C | B |
| DXC | DXC Technology Co. | B | C | B |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | B | C | B |
| K | Kellogg Company | B | B | B |
| PKI | PerkinElmer, Inc. | B | B | B |
| SPI | SPI Energy Co Ltd | B | C | B |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | B | B | B |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | B | C | B |
| TPGH | TPG Pace Holdings Corp. | B | C | B |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | D | C | C |
| APA | Apache Corporation | C | C | C |
| ASX | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. | D | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | C | C | C |
| FTI | TechnipFMC Plc | C | D | C |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | C | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | C | C | C |
| LEN | Lennar Corporation | D | B | C |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | C | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corporation | C | D | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | D | B | C |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | B | D | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | C | C |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | C | C | C |
| ETP | Energy Transfer Partners LP | B | C | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | C | C | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | C |
| JEC | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | C | B | C |
| LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | C | C |
| PVH | PVH Corp. | C | C | C |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | D | C | D |
| COL | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | D | D | D |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ETE | Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| IRM | Iron Mountain, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LEA | Lear Corporation | D | C | D |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | D | C | D |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | D | C | D |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. | D | C | D |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | D | C | D |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | D | C | D |
| TAL | TAL Education Group | D | B | D |
| WMB | Williams Companies, 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
P.S. Starting this week, we’re moving away from daily blog posts. I’ll still post this weekly ratings change blog at the beginning of each week—I know many of you enjoy viewing it. And on Thursdays, I’ll publish a meatier, more robust feature that you can really sink your teeth into. As always, I’ll deliver your Market 360 Weekly Roundup straight to your inbox on Thursday afternoon.
Thank you for being a loyal reader of the Navellier Growth blog. While we’re moving away from daily blog posts, I will continue delivering the stock, economic and market commentary that you’ve come to expect from our website.