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 68 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 |
|
AEM
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
AGR
|
Avangrid, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
APH
|
Amphenol Corporation Class A
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BAP
|
Credicorp Ltd.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
BF.A
|
Brown-Forman Corporation Class A
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
C
|
Citigroup, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CEO
|
CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
CHT
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
DAL
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
EIX
|
Edison International
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
EXPE
|
Expedia Group, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
FMC
|
FMC Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
GOLD
|
Barrick Gold Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
GSK
|
GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
JPM
|
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
LEN
|
Lennar Corporation Class A
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NDAQ
|
Nasdaq, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NEM
|
Newmont Goldcorp Corporation
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
NGG
|
National Grid Plc Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
PAGS
|
PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Class A
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
PFG
|
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
TAL
|
TAL Education Group Sponsored ADR Class A
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
|
WPM
|
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
|
XYL
|
Xylem Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
B
|
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
BNS
|
Bank of Nova Scotia
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BSAC
|
Banco Santander
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
BTI
|
British American Tobacco
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CAG
|
Conagra Brands, Inc.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
CE
|
Celanese Corporation
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CFG
|
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
CNHI
|
CNH Industrial NV
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
CTXS
|
Citrix Systems, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
DD
|
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
|
GM
|
General Motors Company
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
HST
|
Hosts Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
LBTYA
|
Liberty Global Plc Class A
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
MGM
|
MGM Resorts International
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
RDS.B
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
RTN
|
Raytheon Company
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
STZ.B
|
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
TECK
|
TECK Resources Limited Class B
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
TM
|
Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
|
TROW
|
T. Rowe Price Group
|
D
|
B
|
C
|
|
WES
|
Western Midstream Partners LP
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
WPP
|
WPP Plc Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
C
|
|
XOM
|
Exxon Mobil Corporation
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ANET
|
Arista Networks, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
CHL
|
China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
DPZ
|
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
GDDY
|
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
HCM
|
Hutchison China Meditech Ltd
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
IEP
|
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
|
B
|
D
|
C
|
|
IHG
|
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC Sponsored ADR
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
KKR
|
KKR & Co. Inc. Class A
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
NCLH
|
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
SAP
|
SAP SE Sponsored ADR
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
SJR
|
Shaw Communications Inc. Class B
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
SPGI
|
S&P Global, Inc.
|
B
|
C
|
C
|
|
TWTR
|
Twitter, Inc.
|
C
|
B
|
C
|
|
UNH
|
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
UTX
|
United Technologies Corporation
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
|
ABMD
|
ABIOMED, Inc.
|
D
|
B
|
D
|
|
BMRN
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
HUM
|
Humana Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
JD
|
JD.Com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
|
F
|
A
|
D
|
|
LBTYB
|
Liberty Global Plc Class B
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NOK
|
Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
NTAP
|
NetApp, Inc.
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
TAP
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B
|
D
|
D
|
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