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 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | Aflac Inc. | B | C | B |
| AZN | Astrazeneca PLC | B | C | B |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | B | C | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd | B | D | B |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | B | B | B |
| CXO | Concho Resources Inc. | B | C | B |
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | B | C | B |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. | B | D | B |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | B | C | B |
| DVA | DaVita Inc. | B | C | B |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | B | B | B |
| INTC | Intel Corp. | B | B | B |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp. | B | C | B |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. | B | C | B |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA | B | B | B |
| RTN | Raytheon Company | B | C | B |
| SHPG | Shire PLC | B | C | B |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | B | B | B |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp. | B | C | B |
| VIAB | Viacom Inc. | B | C | B |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | B | A | B |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | B | C | B |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | B | D | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | D | B | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | C |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | D | C | C |
| CBS | CBS Corp. Class B | D | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | C | C | C |
| CVX | Chevron Corp. | C | C | C |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Inc. | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | D | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | C | C | C |
| JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc | C | C | C |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company | D | B | C |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp. | C | D | C |
| MELI | MercadoLibre, Inc. | B | D | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | C | D | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S | D | C | C |
| O | Realty Income Corp. | C | C | C |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | D | C | C |
| PHG | Royal Philips NV | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | C | C | C |
| REG | Regency Centers Corp. | C | D | C |
| SAP | SAP SE | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. | C | C | C |
| WAT | Waters Corp. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXP | American Express Company | C | C | C |
| CMA | Comerica Inc. | C | B | C |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | C | C | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | D | C |
| ETFC | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | C | C | C |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | C | C | C |
| GYRO | Gyrodyne LLC | D | C | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | C | C |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp. | C | C | C |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | B | C | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | C | B | C |
| SNPS | Synopsys, Inc. | C | C | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBT | BB&T Corp. | D | C | D |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp. | C | D | D |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | D | C | D |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | D | B | D |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KMX | CarMax, Inc. | D | C | D |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | D | C | D |
| LEN | Lennar Corp. | D | C | D |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | D | C | D |
| SPI | SPI Energy Co Ltd | F | C | D |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | D | B | D |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | D | C | D |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | D | C | D |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | D | B | 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