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 60 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 |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | B | C | B |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | B | D | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | B | D | B |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | B | C | B |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| S | Sprint Corp. | A | D | B |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | B | C | B |
| SPGI | S&P Global, Inc. | B | C | B |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | B | C | B |
| T | AT&T Inc. | B | C | B |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| VIA | Viacom Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | C | D | C |
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | D | C | C |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CAG | Conagra Brands, Inc. | D | B | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| ET | Energy Transfer, L.P. | D | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | F | C |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| NXPI | NXP Semiconductors NV | C | C | C |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | C | D | C |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | B | C |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | B | C | C |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| HOLX | Hologic, Inc. | B | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | B | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | C |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TAL | TAL Education Group Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | D | C | D |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | B | D |
| BT | BT Group PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | D | B | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | D | C | D |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | B | D |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | C | D |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | 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