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 112 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 |
|
ADI
|
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
ATUS
|
Altice USA, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BXP
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CBRE
|
CBRE Group, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
CNI
|
Canadian National Railway
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FRC
|
First Republic Bank
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
C
|
A
|
B
|
|
HOLX
|
Hologic, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KMI
|
Kinder Morgan Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MU
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NDAQ
|
Nasdaq, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NLY
|
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
QSR
|
Restaurant Brands International Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
REG
|
Regency Centers Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SIVB
|
SVB Financial Group
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
VFC
|
V.F. Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
WAT
|
Waters Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
WLTW
|
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited
|
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
|
|
BIP
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BK
|
Bank of New York Mellon
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
C
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CMA
|
Comerica Incorporated
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
CMI
|
Cummins Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
EDU
|
New Oriental Educ. & Technology
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
EFX
|
Equifax Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
GYRO
|
Gyrodyne LLC
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
HMC
|
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
KEY
|
KeyCorp
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LUV
|
Southwest Airlines Co.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MLCO
|
Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
NTRS
|
Northern Trust Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RJF
|
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ROK
|
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
SPI
|
SPI Energy Co Ltd
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
STM
|
STMicroelectronics NV
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
SU
|
Suncor Energy Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TD
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TIF
|
Tiffany & Co.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
USB
|
U.S. Bancorp
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
UTX
|
United Technologies Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
WMB
|
Williams Companies, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AZN
|
Astrazeneca PLC
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
BAP
|
Credicorp Ltd.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
BBDO
|
Banco Bradesco S.A.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BDX
|
Becton, Dickinson and Company
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
BF.A
|
Brown-Forman Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BIIB
|
Biogen Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DISCB
|
Discovery, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
DLR
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EC
|
Ecopetrol SA
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EIX
|
Edison International
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EL
|
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EQNR
|
Equinor ASA
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HPQ
|
HP Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HSIC
|
Henry Schein, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
IBN
|
ICICI Bank Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IT
|
Gartner, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ITUB
|
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KMB
|
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
NVS
|
Novartis AG
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
ORCL
|
Oracle Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SBAC
|
SBA Communications Corp.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
SKM
|
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SNY
|
Sanofi
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TSLA
|
Tesla Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
UL
|
Unilever PLC
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
UN
|
Unilever NV ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WBA
|
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
XYL
|
Xylem Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
YNDX
|
Yandex NV
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABBV
|
AbbVie, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
APC
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BF.B
|
Brown-Forman Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BMY
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
CB
|
Chubb Limited
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
EA
|
Electronic Arts Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas S.A.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
GILD
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HBAN
|
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HDB
|
HDFC Bank Limited
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
JCI
|
Johnson Controls International plc
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
K
|
Kellogg Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LBRDK
|
Liberty Broadband Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LSXMB
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LVS
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
MGM
|
MGM Resorts International
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NBL
|
Noble Energy, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NVDA
|
NVIDIA Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NVO
|
Novo Nordisk A/S
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange SA Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
PXD
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
RDS.B
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
RTN
|
Raytheon Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SSL
|
Sasol Limited
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
T
|
AT&T Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TM
|
Toyota Motor Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TRV
|
Travelers Companies, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TSM
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
VIA
|
Viacom Inc. Class A
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
VIV
|
Telefonica Brasil S.A.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
WYNN
|
Wynn Resorts, Limited
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
YUMC
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ZBH
|
Zimmer Biomet 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