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 53 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 |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | B | C | B |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DE | Deere & Company | B | C | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | C | B |
| DISCA | Discovery, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | B | B | B |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. Plc | B | C | B |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | B | C | B |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | B | C | B |
| KOF | Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | B | B | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | B | B |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | B | C | B |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | C | B | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | C | C | C |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | D | B | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM | C | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | C | C | C |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | C |
| STI | SunTrust Banks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | C | D | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TEF | Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | C | D | C |
| VALE | Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | B | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | B | C | C |
| SGEN | Seattle Genetics, Inc. | B | D | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | B | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | C | C |
| W | Wayfair, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc. | D | B | D |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | D |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | D | D |
| HPQ | HP Inc. | D | C | D |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | D | C | D |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | C | D |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | D | D | 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