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 54 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 |
|
AGR
|
Avangrid, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AME
|
AMETEK, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ANET
|
Arista Networks, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BBDO
|
Banco Bradesco
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
BURL
|
Burlington Stores, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BX
|
Blackstone Group L.P.
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
EIX
|
Edison International
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
EL
|
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
HD
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HLT
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
OMC
|
Omnicom Group Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
UTX
|
United Technologies Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
WIT
|
Wipro Limited
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
YNDX
|
Yandex NV Class A
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
APC
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
C
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CERN
|
Cerner Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
ENIA
|
Enel Americas
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
JPM
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LBTYB
|
Liberty Global Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
LEN
|
Lennar Corporation Class A
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LEN.B
|
Lennar Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LSXMB
|
Liberty Media Corp.
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
LYG
|
Lloyds Banking Group plc
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
MO
|
Altria Group Inc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PCG
|
PG&E Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
SIRI
|
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SNE
|
Sony Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
TRV
|
Travelers Companies, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ANTM
|
Anthem, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
BDX
|
Becton, Dickinson and Company
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BMRN
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CTXS
|
Citrix Systems, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
EC
|
Ecopetrol =
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FFIV
|
F5 Networks, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FRC
|
First Republic Bank
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GSK
|
GlaxoSmithKline plc
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
JNJ
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
NFLX
|
Netflix, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
NTR
|
Nutrien Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
QCOM
|
QUALCOMM Incorporated
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
SJR
|
Shaw Communications Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SNN
|
Smith & Nephew PLC
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
BHGE
|
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
E
|
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
EBAY
|
eBay Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
LFC
|
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
OPES
|
Opes Acquisition Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
OXY
|
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
PSX
|
Phillips 66
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
PTR
|
PetroChina Company Limited
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
RDS.A
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
STX
|
Seagate Technology PLC
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier