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 108 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
|
|
ACN
|
Accenture Plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AMGN
|
Amgen Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AMZN
|
Amazon.com, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
APH
|
Amphenol Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ARE
|
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
|
A
|
D
|
B
|
|
ATHM
|
Autohome, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BCE
|
BCE Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BT
|
BT Group PLC
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
CHU
|
China Unicom
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
CMCSA
|
Comcast Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
COG
|
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FIS
|
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FMX
|
Fomento Economico
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
GIS
|
General Mills, Inc.
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
GOOGL
|
Alphabet Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HD
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HTHT
|
Huazhu Group Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
IDXX
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
INFO
|
IHS Markit Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
JKHY
|
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KLAC
|
KLA-Tencor Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KMB
|
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|
A
|
D
|
B
|
|
MMP
|
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MOS
|
Mosaic Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MPLX
|
MPLX LP
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NVO
|
Novo Nordisk
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ORCL
|
Oracle Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
PCAR
|
PACCAR Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SAP
|
SAP
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SKM
|
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
SPI
|
SPI Energy Co Ltd
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TAL
|
TAL Education Group
|
C
|
A
|
B
|
|
TIF
|
Tiffany & Co.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TLK
|
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TMUS
|
T-Mobile US, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
TU
|
TELUS Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TWTR
|
Twitter, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
TXN
|
Texas Instruments Incorporated
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
VALE
|
Vale
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
YUMC
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ZBH
|
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
APA
|
Apache Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
BEN
|
Franklin Resources, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BK
|
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BRK.B
|
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
CB
|
Chubb Limited
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
CERN
|
Cerner Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CPB
|
Campbell Soup Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CVS
|
CVS Health Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
EBAY
|
eBay Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
EFX
|
Equifax Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
HIG
|
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IBM
|
International Business Machines Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IFF
|
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IHG
|
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LFC
|
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
LSXMB
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
MAR
|
Marriott International, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MMM
|
3M Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MO
|
Altria Group Inc
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
NTES
|
NetEase, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PCG
|
PG&E Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
PM
|
Philip Morris International Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SJM
|
J.M. Smucker Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
STX
|
Seagate Technology PLC
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TECK
|
Teck Resources Limited
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
TRV
|
Travelers Companies, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TS
|
Tenaris
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
TSM
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TTWO
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
VIV
|
Telefonica
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VLO
|
Valero Energy Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WFC
|
Wells Fargo & Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ANSS
|
ANSYS, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BIIB
|
Biogen Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
BMO
|
Bank of Montreal
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
CBRE
|
CBRE Group, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
DISCB
|
Discovery, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
DOV
|
Dover Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
FRC
|
First Republic Bank
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
HES
|
Hess Corporation
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KEP
|
Korea Electric Power
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MNST
|
Monster Beverage Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
RMD
|
ResMed Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
VNO
|
Vornado Realty Trust
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
XOM
|
Exxon Mobil Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
CNQ
|
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
|
C
|
F
|
D
|
|
FNF
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
LSXMK
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
MFC
|
Manulife Financial Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MLM
|
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
SLF
|
Sun Life Financial Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
SNE
|
Sony Corporation S
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
SU
|
Suncor Energy Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
TD
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TXT
|
Textron Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
VIAB
|
Viacom 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