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 70 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 |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | B | C | B |
| GM | General Motors Company | B | B | B |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation | B | C | B |
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | A | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| MLCO | Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd Shs Sponsored American Deposit Receipt Repr 3 Shs | B | B | B |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | B | D | B |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | B | C | B |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | B |
| T | AT&T Inc. | B | C | B |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | B | C | B |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc. | C | C | C |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | C | C |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | C | C | C |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | C | D | C |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | C | D | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | F | C |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | C | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | C | C | C |
| TAP.A | Molson Coors Brewing Company Class A | C | D | C |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | C | C | C |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | B | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | C |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | C | C | C |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | C | B | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | C | B | C |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | C | C | C |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | C | B | C |
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | C | C | C |
| SAP | SAP SE Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| SNE | Sony Corporation Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SYMC | Symantec Corporation | B | C | C |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | C | B | C |
| TAL | TAL Education Group Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | C | C | C |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | C | D | C |
| WAT | Waters Corporation | B | C | C |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEG | AEGON N.V. ADR | D | C | D |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | D | C | D |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | D | C | D |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | D | B | D |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HCM | Hutchison China Meditech Ltd Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | C | D |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | D | B | D |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | C | D |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | D | C | D |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier