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 97 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 |
|
ACGL
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AEM
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
ANET
|
Arista Networks, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BIIB
|
Biogen Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BIP
|
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CNI
|
Canadian National Railway Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ED
|
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
ENB
|
Enbridge Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
EQIX
|
Equinix, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
C
|
B
|
B
|
|
GOLD
|
Barrick Gold Corporation
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
HST
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
JEC
|
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
KR
|
Kroger Co.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LIN
|
Linde plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LOW
|
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
PEP
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
PSX
|
Phillips 66
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SJR
|
Shaw Communications Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
WMT
|
Walmart Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
APA
|
Apache Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CL
|
Colgate-Palmolive Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CMI
|
Cummins Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
DHI
|
D.R. Horton, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
DVN
|
Devon Energy Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ETN
|
Eaton Corp. Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HLT
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MAR
|
Marriott International, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MMP
|
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
RBS
|
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
SU
|
Suncor Energy Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
TIF
|
Tiffany & Co.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AFL
|
Aflac Incorporated
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
AGR
|
Avangrid, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ALXN
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AMGN
|
Amgen Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AMZN
|
Amazon.com, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
ANSS
|
ANSYS, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BBDO
|
Banco Bradesco
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BMRN
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EQNR
|
Equinor
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FIS
|
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
FNV
|
Franco-Nevada Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
GPN
|
Global Payments Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
INFO
|
IHS Markit Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
JKHY
|
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
KSS
|
Kohl’s Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MCHP
|
Microchip Technology Incorporated
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MTD
|
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
NDAQ
|
Nasdaq, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
NTR
|
Nutrien Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
PHG
|
Royal Philips
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SBAC
|
SBA Communications Corp.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
SNP
|
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
SPGI
|
S&P Global, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TAL
|
TAL Education Group
|
C
|
A
|
C
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TSLA
|
Tesla Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VNO
|
Vornado Realty Trust
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
WIT
|
Wipro Limited
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABC
|
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
AMX
|
America Movil
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
ASML
|
ASML Holding
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BBT
|
BB&T Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BK
|
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CLR
|
Continental Resources, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
CNA
|
CNA Financial Corporation
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
CTL
|
CenturyLink, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
EDU
|
New Oriental Education & Technology
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
FANG
|
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HPE
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
IFF
|
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
IHG
|
InterContinental Hotels Group
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
JPM
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
L
|
Loews Corporation
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
LBRDA
|
Liberty Broadband Corp.
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
LSXMB
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LUV
|
Southwest Airlines Co.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MTB
|
M&T Bank Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
MXIM
|
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NVO
|
Novo Nordisk
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
RY
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SCHW
|
Charles Schwab Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
STI
|
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TAP
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
TECK
|
Teck Resources Limited
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
TEVA
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
VALE
|
Vale
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
VIV
|
Telefonica Brasil
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
WMB
|
Williams Companies, Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
YNDX
|
Yandex
|
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