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 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AAPL
|
Apple Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ABBV
|
AbbVie, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ALGN
|
Align Technology, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BF.A
|
Brown-Forman
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BIIB
|
Biogen Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FRC
|
First Republic Bank
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
C
|
B
|
B
|
|
GOOGL
|
Alphabet Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
IBN
|
ICICI Bank Limited
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KMX
|
CarMax, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ODFL
|
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ORCL
|
Oracle Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
PAYX
|
Paychex, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
PPL
|
PPL Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TFX
|
Teleflex Incorporated
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TTWO
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
UL
|
Unilever PLC
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
VTR
|
Ventas, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
WAT
|
Waters Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
WLTW
|
Willis Towers Watson Public
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
WP
|
Worldpay, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
XYL
|
Xylem Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACGL
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ATVI
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
BLK
|
BlackRock, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CB
|
Chubb Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DGX
|
Quest Diagnostics
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EA
|
Electronic Arts Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
EBAY
|
eBay Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
EFX
|
Equifax Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
FMX
|
Fomento Economico
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
IHG
|
InterContinental Hotels Group
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
JBHT
|
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
KEY
|
KeyCorp
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LRCX
|
Lam Research Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LYB
|
LyondellBasell Industries
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MET
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MFG
|
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MKL
|
Markel Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MMM
|
3M Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MS
|
Morgan Stanley
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
NLY
|
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PNC
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SAP
|
SAP
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
TEL
|
TE Connectivity Ltd.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
TLK
|
PT Telekomunikasi
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACN
|
Accenture Plc Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AME
|
AMETEK, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
APC
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ATUS
|
Altice USA, Inc. Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AVB
|
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
AWK
|
American Water Works Company, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
BSAC
|
Banco Santander-Chile
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
CLR
|
Continental Resources, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
EOG
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
HES
|
Hess Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LLL
|
L3 Technologies Inc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MPLX
|
MPLX LP
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MRO
|
Marathon Oil Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PBA
|
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PLD
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PTR
|
PetroChina Company Limited
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
APA
|
Apache Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BMO
|
Bank of Montreal
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CCL.U
|
Carnival Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CNQ
|
Canadian Natural Resources
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
EQIX
|
Equinix, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
IP
|
International Paper Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SJM
|
J.M. Smucker Company
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
SU
|
Suncor Energy Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TD
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TRP
|
TransCanada Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TU
|
TELUS Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
UTX
|
United Technologies Corporation
|
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