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 111 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 |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | B | B | B |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| BXP | Boston Properties, Inc. | B | B | B |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B | B | C | B |
| FMC | FMC Corporation | B | C | B |
| GMAB | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | C | B | B |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | B |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | B | C | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | C | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | C | B |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | A | C | B |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | B | B | B |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | B | B | B |
| NOK | Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PHG | Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Company | B | C | B |
| SNAP | Snap, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | B | B |
| TRU | TransUnion | B | B | B |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | B | C | B |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | C | C | C |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | C | C | C |
| K | Kellogg Company | C | C | C |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | C | B | C |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | C | B | C |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SPOT | Spotify Technology SA | C | C | C |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | C | B | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | C | C | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BF.A | Brown-Forman Corporation Class A | C | B | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | C |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | C |
| DISH | DISH Network Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | C | B | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GLW | Corning Inc | C | D | C |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | C | D | C |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | C | B | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | B | C | C |
| L | Loews Corporation | C | B | C |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | B | D | C |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | C | B | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | B | C | C |
| NTES | NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | C | B | C |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | C | B | C |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | C | B | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | C |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | B | C | C |
| RCI | Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | B | C | C |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | C |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc. | C | C | C |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | D | B | C |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | C | C | C |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| TU | TELUS Corporation | B | C | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
| YNDX | Yandex NV Class A | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAL | American Airlines Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | D | B | D |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | D | B | D |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial NV | D | C | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | F | C | D |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| ET | Energy Transfer, L.P. | D | C | D |
| FMX | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B | D | C | D |
| FTV | Fortive Corp. | D | C | D |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | C | D |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | D | C | D |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | D | C | D |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | D | C | D |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class A | D | C | D |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | D | C | D |
| SKM | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SUZ | Suzano SA Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| TECK | Teck Resources Limited Class B | D | D | D |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | D | D | D |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners LP | D | C | D |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | B | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier