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 81 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 |
|
AMZN
|
Amazon.com, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BBDO
|
Banco Bradesco
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BCE
|
BCE Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CBRE
|
CBRE Group, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
CMCSA
|
Comcast Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
COG
|
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
CVX
|
Chevron Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
DIS
|
Walt Disney Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
DOV
|
Dover Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HDB
|
HDFC Bank Limited
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
HTHT
|
Huazhu Group Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
IBN
|
ICICI Bank Limited
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
INVH
|
Invitation Homes, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
KEP
|
Korea Electric Power Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
KMB
|
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
KSS
|
Kohl’s Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MELI
|
MercadoLibre, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MFGP
|
Micro Focus International plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NTAP
|
NetApp, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
OMC
|
Omnicom Group Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
OXY
|
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
RDS.A
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TMUS
|
T-Mobile US, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
TRP
|
TransCanada Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TU
|
TELUS Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
VALE
|
Vale
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
BEN
|
Franklin Resources, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BF.B
|
Brown-Forman Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BK
|
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
C
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CB
|
Chubb Limited
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
CL
|
Colgate-Palmolive Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CM
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CTRP
|
Ctrip.com International Ltd
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
HAS
|
Hasbro, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LSXMA
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
LYG
|
Lloyds Banking Group plc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MLM
|
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
MMM
|
3M Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MO
|
Altria Group Inc
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
MTB
|
M&T Bank Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
NUE
|
Nucor Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange SA Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PM
|
Philip Morris International Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
SIRI
|
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SYMC
|
Symantec Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TEF
|
Telefonica
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
TTWO
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
VIV
|
Telefonica Brasil
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VLO
|
Valero Energy Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
XRAY
|
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AGR
|
Avangrid, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
CME
|
CME Group Inc. Class A
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
CVE
|
Cenovus Energy Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
DISCB
|
Discovery, Inc. Class B
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
FTV
|
Fortive Corp.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
GWW
|
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IDXX
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MNST
|
Monster Beverage Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
NDAQ
|
Nasdaq, Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
RMD
|
ResMed Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
SNP
|
China Petroleum & Chemical
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
TAL
|
TAL Education Group
|
C
|
A
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
CLR
|
Continental Resources, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
CNQ
|
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
|
C
|
F
|
D
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
EDU
|
New Oriental Education & Technology
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
EOG
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
ETFC
|
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MPC
|
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MU
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
PCG
|
PG&E Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
RJF
|
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
STX
|
Seagate Technology PLC
|
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