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 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc | B | C | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | B | C | B |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | B | C | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | B |
| MAR | Marriott International, Inc. | B | B | B |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | B | C | B |
| RHT | Red Hat, Inc. | B | B | B |
| ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | A | C | B |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | B | C | B |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | B |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | B | C | B |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADS | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | D | C | C |
| AON | Aon plc | D | C | C |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | D | B | C |
| BBT | BB&T Corp. | C | C | C |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | C | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | C | D | C |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | D | C | C |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | D | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | B | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | C | B | C |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | B | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | C | C |
| BX | Blackstone Group L.P. | C | B | C |
| CNAC | Constellation Alpha Capital Corp. | C | C | C |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | B | C | C |
| DHI | D.R. Horton, Inc. | C | B | C |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | C | B | C |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | B | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | C | C | C |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | C | B | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | B | D | C |
| PSA | Public Storage | C | C | C |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | C | C | C |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | C | C | C |
| TOT | Total SA | C | C | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBV | AbbVie, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| ANDX | Andeavor Logistics LP | D | C | D |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | D | C | D |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | D |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | D | D |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | F | B | D |
| HDB | HDFC Bank Limited | D | C | D |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | C | D |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | D | C | D |
| RENX | RELX NV | D | C | D |
| SAP | SAP SE | D | C | D |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV | D | B | D |
| TFX | Teleflex Incorporated | D | D | D |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC | D | C | D |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. | D | C | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | D |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier