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 74 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABT | Abbott Laboratories | B | B | B |
ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | B | B | B |
AME | AMETEK, Inc. | B | C | B |
ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | B | D | B |
ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | B | B | B |
BBL | BHP Billiton Plc | B | C | B |
BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | B | C | B |
BHP | BHP Billiton Limited | B | C | B |
BMO | Bank of Montreal | B | C | B |
CA | CA, Inc. | B | C | B |
CCI | Crown Castle International Corp | B | C | B |
CLX | Clorox Company | B | C | B |
CNAC | Constellation Alpha Capital Corp. | B | C | B |
CTL | CenturyLink, Inc. | B | B | B |
ECL | Ecolab Inc. | B | C | B |
FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | B | C | B |
GPN | Global Payments Inc. | B | C | B |
HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | B | C | B |
IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | B | C | B |
IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | B | C | B |
IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | B | C | B |
K | Kellogg Company | B | B | B |
PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | B | D | B |
PFE | Pfizer Inc. | B | C | B |
RACE | Ferrari NV | B | C | B |
SHOP | Shopify, Inc. | B | B | B |
SSL | Sasol Limited | B | C | B |
SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | C | B |
TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | B | C | B |
TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | B | C | B |
TOT | Total SA | B | C | B |
UTX | United Technologies Corporation | B | C | B |
Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AMT | American Tower Corporation | C | D | C |
BCH | Banco de Chile | C | C | C |
BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | D | C | C |
CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | D | C |
EQR | Equity Residential | C | C | C |
ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | D | C | C |
HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | D | C | C |
HSIC | Henry Schein, Inc. | C | C | C |
KO | Coca-Cola Company | D | B | C |
MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
NOK | Nokia Oyj | C | C | C |
PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | C | C | C |
SBAC | SBA Communications Corp. | C | D | C |
SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | C | C | C |
TRV | Travelers Companies, Inc. | C | D | C |
UL | Unilever PLC | D | C | C |
UN | Unilever NV ADR | D | C | C |
VIA | Viacom Inc. | C | C | C |
XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | C | D | C |
Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AFG | American Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | C | B | C |
BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | C | C | C |
HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | C | C | C |
JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
LDOS | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
NOV | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | C | C | C |
RHT | Red Hat, Inc. | C | C | C |
ROP | Roper Technologies, Inc. | C | C | C |
Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
BMRN | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | D | B | D |
CVX | Chevron Corporation | D | C | D |
KLAC | KLA-Tencor Corporation | D | B | D |
MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | C | D | D |
MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | D | D | D |
PNC | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | D | C | D |
WLK | Westlake Chemical Corporation | D | C | D |
YUMC | Yum China Holdings, 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