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 87 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 |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | B | C | B |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | B | C | B |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | B | C | B |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | B | B | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | B | B |
| MXIM | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | B | C | B |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | C | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | B | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | D | B | C |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | C | C | C |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | D | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| HSBC | HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| KR | Kroger Co. | C | C | C |
| LKQ | LKQ Corporation | C | C | C |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | C | C | C |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | C | C |
| SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | C | D | C |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners LP | D | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | B | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | C | C |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | D | B | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | D | B | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | D | C |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | C | C | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | C | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| KKR | KKR & Co. Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | B | D | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | 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 |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | C | C | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | B | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | C | C | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | D | C | D |
| CBS | CBS Corporation Class B | F | C | D |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | D |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | D | B | D |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | D | C | D |
| K | Kellogg Company | D | C | D |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | F | C | D |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | B | D |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | D | C | D |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | D | C | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | C | D |
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Sincerely,
Louis Navellier