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 94 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 |
|
ARNC
|
Arconic, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
AXP
|
American Express Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BXP
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CERN
|
Cerner Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CL
|
Colgate-Palmolive Company
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
|
CMI
|
Cummins Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
DFS
|
Discover Financial Services
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
EQIX
|
Equinix, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FMX
|
Fomento Economico
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
GSK
|
GlaxoSmithKline plc
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
HLT
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
HOLX
|
Hologic, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
HRS
|
Harris Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ICE
|
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
ITUB
|
Itau Unibanco Holding
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
KSU
|
Kansas City Southern
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
LDOS
|
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
LLL
|
L3 Technologies Inc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MDT
|
Medtronic plc
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
MNST
|
Monster Beverage Corporation
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
MSVB
|
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc.
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
PFE
|
Pfizer Inc.
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
RCI
|
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
RCL
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SJM
|
J.M. Smucker Company
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
SNN
|
Smith & Nephew PLC
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
|
SYK
|
Stryker Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
TRV
|
Travelers Companies, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
YUMC
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ADM
|
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
BMY
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
DGX
|
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GE
|
General Electric Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
GILD
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
HSBC
|
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
IBM
|
International Business Machines Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IP
|
International Paper Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
L
|
Loews Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LH
|
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
MET
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
MTB
|
M&T Bank Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
NXPI
|
NXP Semiconductors NV
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
PFG
|
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PNC
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
PRU
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RDS.A
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
S
|
Sprint Corp.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
SNAP
|
Snap, Inc. Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
STI
|
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
T
|
AT&T Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TAP
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
AAPL
|
Apple Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
ANSS
|
ANSYS, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CEO
|
CNOOC Limited
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
FMC
|
FMC Corporation
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
FNF
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
FRC
|
First Republic Bank
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
GOOGL
|
Alphabet Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
HTHT
|
Huazhu Group Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
IDXX
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
IEP
|
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
INFO
|
IHS Markit Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
JKHY
|
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
KSS
|
Kohl’s Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
MRVL
|
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
NLY
|
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
|
B
|
F
|
C
|
|
NTR
|
Nutrien Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
OKE
|
ONEOK, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
PBA
|
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RACE
|
Ferrari NV
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SAP
|
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
SPGI
|
S&P Global, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
VNO
|
Vornado Realty Trust
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WMB
|
Williams Companies, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABMD
|
ABIOMED, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
AMAT
|
Applied Materials, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
APTV
|
Aptiv PLC
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CNC
|
Centene Corporation
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
CNHI
|
CNH Industrial NV
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
COP
|
ConocoPhillips
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
CTXS
|
Citrix Systems, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
CVE
|
Cenovus Energy Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
DVN
|
Devon Energy Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
IMO
|
Imperial Oil Limited
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
LNG
|
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
|
C
|
D
|
D
|
|
LVS
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MGA
|
Magna International Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MLCO
|
Melco Resorts and Entertainment
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
MMM
|
3M Company
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MMP
|
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
MRO
|
Marathon Oil Corporation
|
F
|
C
|
D
|
|
SWKS
|
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TRU
|
TransUnion
|
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