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 86 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 |
| BBT | BB&T Corporation | B | C | B |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | B | C | B |
| DOCU | DocuSign, Inc. | B | C | B |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | B | B | B |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | A | C | B |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | B | C | B |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | B | B | B |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | B | C | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | B | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | C | C | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners LP | C | C | C |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | D | B | C |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ABEV | Ambev SA Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | B | C | C |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | C | C | C |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | C | C | C |
| ARMK | Aramark | C | C | C |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | C | C | C |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | C | B | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | B | D | C |
| CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | C | C | C |
| CTRP | Ctrip.com International Ltd | C | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | C | B | C |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | C |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | B | D | C |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | C | B | C |
| F | Ford Motor Company | C | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | C | C |
| IHG | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | C | C | C |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | B | C | C |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | C | B | C |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | C | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| S | Sprint Corp. | B | D | C |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | C | B | C |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | C | C | C |
| TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | C | C | C |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | C | C | C |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | C | C | C |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | C | C | C |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | C | B | C |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao | D | B | D |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| BSAC | Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | D | C | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | D | C | D |
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | D | B | D |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | D | B | D |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | D | C | D |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | D | C | D |
| FTI | TechnipFMC Plc | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | C | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | F | C | D |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | D | C | D |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | C | D |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | D | C | D |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Plc Class A | D | D | D |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | D | C | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | D | B | D |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | D | C | D |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | D | C | D |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | D | C | D |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | D | C | D |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | D | C | D |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| VIAB | Viacom Inc. Class B | D | B | D |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | D | B | 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