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 74 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 |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | B | C | B |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| BAP | Credicorp Ltd. | B | C | B |
| BCH | Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | B | B | B |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | B | D | B |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | B | B | B |
| F | Ford Motor Company | B | C | B |
| FB | Facebook, Inc. Class A | B | D | B |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | B | C | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | B | C | B |
| KOF | Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | B | C | B |
| LEN.B | Lennar Corporation Class B | B | B | B |
| SJR | Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| STM | STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS | B | C | B |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | B | B | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | B | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | B | B | B |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMTD | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | D | B | C |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L | C | B | C |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| BEN | Franklin Resources, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | C | C | C |
| BP | BP p.l.c. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | C | C | C |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | C | B | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | C | C | C |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | D | C |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | C | C | C |
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited | D | C | C |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | C | C | C |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | C | C | C |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | C | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab 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 |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | D | B | C |
| WMB | Williams Companies, Inc. | D | B | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | C | C |
| DISCK | Discovery, Inc. Class C | C | B | C |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | C | C | C |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | C | C |
| SGEN | Seattle Genetics, Inc. | C | D | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | B | C | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | B | C |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | C | C | C |
| W | Wayfair, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | 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 |
| CBS.A | CBS Corporation Class A | D | C | D |
| CHL | China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | D | C | D |
| GLW | Corning Inc | D | D | D |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corporation | D | C | D |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | 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