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 78 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 |
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
GILD
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HDB
|
HDFC Bank Limited
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
JPM
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KR
|
Kroger Co.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LSXMB
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
BEN
|
Franklin Resources, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CBS
|
CBS Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CELG
|
Celgene Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas S.A.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IHG
|
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
INCY
|
Incyte Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
LVS
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MGM
|
MGM Resorts International
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PNC
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WYNN
|
Wynn Resorts, Limited
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ACN
|
Accenture Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ALGN
|
Align Technology, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AME
|
AMETEK, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AVB
|
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
AVGO
|
Broadcom Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BDX
|
Becton, Dickinson and Company
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
CHRW
|
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ESS
|
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
EXPE
|
Expedia Group, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
GLW
|
Corning Inc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
JNJ
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KMB
|
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
LIN
|
Linde plc
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
MAA
|
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
MMC
|
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
MTD
|
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ODFL
|
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange SA
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PEP
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PLD
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PSA
|
Public Storage
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
PTR
|
PetroChina Company
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
RACE
|
Ferrari NV
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RIO
|
Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SBAC
|
SBA Communications Corp. Class A
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
TFX
|
Teleflex Incorporated
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
TTWO
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
WAT
|
Waters Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WLTW
|
Willis Towers Watson Public
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
WP
|
Worldpay, Inc. Class A
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
APA
|
Apache Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ATVI
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BABA
|
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BIDU
|
Baidu, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
BLK
|
BlackRock, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BMO
|
Bank of Montreal
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CAA
|
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CHU
|
China Unicom
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
DGX
|
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
EFX
|
Equifax Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
EQIX
|
Equinix, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
FCAU
|
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
INVH
|
Invitation Homes, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
JBHT
|
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
K
|
Kellogg Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
KEP
|
Korea Electric Power Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
LH
|
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LRCX
|
Lam Research Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MCHP
|
Microchip Technology Incorporated
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MCK
|
McKesson Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
QSR
|
Restaurant Brands International Inc
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ROK
|
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
SAP
|
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TD
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TEL
|
TE Connectivity Ltd.
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
TU
|
TELUS Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
UPS
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
|
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