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 146 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 |
|
DE
|
Deere & Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
DISCB
|
Discovery, Inc. Class B
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
FNF
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. – FNF Group
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HAS
|
Hasbro, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LBRDA
|
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A
|
A
|
D
|
B
|
|
MRVL
|
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
NEBU
|
Nebula Acquisition Corporation Class A
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NTES
|
NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
RELX
|
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SAP
|
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SPI
|
SPI Energy Co Ltd
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SUZ
|
Suzano SA Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
TIF
|
Tiffany & Co.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
TLK
|
PT Telekomunikasi
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TSM
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AMAT
|
Applied Materials, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
COF
|
Capital One Financial Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EBAY
|
eBay Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
F
|
Ford Motor Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GYRO
|
Gyrodyne LLC
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LEN
|
Lennar Corporation Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LMT
|
Lockheed Martin Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
LYG
|
Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MO
|
Altria Group Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PCG
|
PG&E Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
STZ
|
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
TEL
|
TE Connectivity Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
URI
|
United Rentals, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AGR
|
Avangrid, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ALLY
|
Ally Financial Inc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
AMGN
|
Amgen Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
AXP
|
American Express Company
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
BA
|
Boeing Company
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
BABA
|
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BDX
|
Becton, Dickinson and Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BMO
|
Bank of Montreal
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BMRN
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BP
|
BP p.l.c.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
BXP
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
CERN
|
Cerner Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CF
|
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
CHL
|
China Mobile Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
COP
|
ConocoPhillips
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
CTXS
|
Citrix Systems, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DFS
|
Discover Financial Services
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EMR
|
Emerson Electric Co.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
EQIX
|
Equinix, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer, L.P.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FB
|
Facebook, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FTV
|
Fortive Corp.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
GSK
|
GlaxoSmithKline plc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
GWW
|
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HD
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HES
|
Hess Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HLT
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
HOLX
|
Hologic, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
HST
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
ICE
|
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
INTC
|
Intel Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ISRG
|
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LLL
|
L3 Technologies Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LNG
|
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
LW
|
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
MDT
|
Medtronic plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MMM
|
3M Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MMP
|
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MOS
|
Mosaic Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MPLX
|
MPLX LP
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MSVB
|
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
NCLH
|
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
NOK
|
Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NTAP
|
NetApp, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PAA
|
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
PFE
|
Pfizer Inc.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
PH
|
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
PTC
|
PTC Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RCI
|
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
RCL
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RJF
|
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
RY
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SYK
|
Stryker Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TD
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TFX
|
Teleflex Incorporated
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TGT
|
Target Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VALE
|
Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
XRAY
|
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
XYL
|
Xylem Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
YUMC
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ZBH
|
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABC
|
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
ADM
|
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
|
F
|
D
|
D
|
|
AMTD
|
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
APA
|
Apache Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BBT
|
BB&T Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
BK
|
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CAG
|
Conagra Brands, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CHU
|
China Unicom
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
CI
|
Cigna Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CM
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CTSH
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CVX
|
Chevron Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
E
|
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
|
F
|
D
|
D
|
|
EOG
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
EQNR
|
Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ETFC
|
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
FANG
|
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HPE
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HPQ
|
HP Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
HUM
|
Humana Inc.
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
IBM
|
International Business Machines Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
JD
|
JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
KEY
|
KeyCorp
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LH
|
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
LNC
|
Lincoln National Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LSXMA
|
Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
MET
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MS
|
Morgan Stanley
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MTB
|
M&T Bank Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NTRS
|
Northern Trust Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NUE
|
Nucor Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
ORAN
|
Orange SA Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
OXY
|
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
PFG
|
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
PNC
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
PRU
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
PSX
|
Phillips 66
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
PTR
|
PetroChina Company Limited Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
PXD
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
RDS.A
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class A
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
S
|
Sprint Corp.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
SCHW
|
Charles Schwab Corporation
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
SIRI
|
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
SIVB
|
SVB Financial Group
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
|
SPOT
|
Spotify Technology SA
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
STM
|
STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
T
|
AT&T Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TOT
|
Total SA Sponsored ADR Class B
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TROW
|
T. Rowe Price Group
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
UPS
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
WFC
|
Wells Fargo & Company
|
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