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 92 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 |
|
APD
|
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AZO
|
AutoZone, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BAM
|
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BAP
|
Credicorp Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BBDO
|
Banco Bradesco S.A.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BP
|
BP p.l.c.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
DELL
|
Dell Technologies Inc
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
DLR
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
EC
|
Ecopetrol SA
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
EL
|
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ENB
|
Enbridge Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
EQNR
|
Equinor ASA
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FTS
|
Fortis Inc.
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
GLW
|
Corning Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HES
|
Hess Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HSY
|
Hershey Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
INTC
|
Intel Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ITUB
|
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KLAC
|
KLA-Tencor Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LIN
|
Linde plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MMC
|
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
MPLX
|
MPLX LP
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
NGG
|
National Grid plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ORCL
|
Oracle Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
RELX
|
RELX PLC
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
RIO
|
Rio Tinto plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SNY
|
Sanofi
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
WIT
|
Wipro Limited
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABC
|
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AEM
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CBS
|
CBS Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DLTR
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas S.A.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ETN
|
Eaton Corp. Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GOLD
|
Barrick Gold Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HDB
|
HDFC Bank Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
K
|
Kellogg Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KMB
|
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
LBRDK
|
Liberty Broadband Corp.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
NVO
|
Novo Nordisk A/S
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange SA
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
RDS.B
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TM
|
Toyota Motor Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
UPS
|
United Parcel Service, Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
VIA
|
Viacom Inc. Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VIV
|
Telefonica Brasil S.A.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
YUMC
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AKAM
|
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
AMGN
|
Amgen Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CTL
|
CenturyLink, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DE
|
Deere & Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DHR
|
Danaher Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
HOLX
|
Hologic, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IEX
|
IDEX Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KKR
|
KKR & Co. Inc. Class A
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
MCD
|
McDonald’s Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
MU
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MXIM
|
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ROP
|
Roper Technologies, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
SIRI
|
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SIVB
|
SVB Financial Group
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
SNE
|
Sony Corporation Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
SNP
|
China Petroleum & Chemical
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
SSNC
|
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
TSS
|
Total System Services, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
VALE
|
Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AGN
|
Allergan plc
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
BBT
|
BB&T Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
C
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CAT
|
Caterpillar Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CMA
|
Comerica Incorporated
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
CMI
|
Cummins Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
EBAY
|
eBay Inc.
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
HMC
|
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
KEY
|
KeyCorp
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LMT
|
Lockheed Martin Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LSXMK
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MLCO
|
Melco Resorts and Entertainment
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
NOC
|
Northrop Grumman Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
NTRS
|
Northern Trust Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
RF
|
Regions Financial Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
STI
|
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
STM
|
STMicroelectronics
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TAP.A
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TIF
|
Tiffany & Co.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TROW
|
T. Rowe Price Group
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
USB
|
U.S. Bancorp
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
WMT
|
Walmart 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