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 71 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 |
| ARMK | Aramark | A | D | B |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | B | C | B |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | B | C | B |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | B | C | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | C | B |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | B |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | B | C | B |
| MAR | Marriott International, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | B | C | B |
| PBR.A | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | B | B | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | C | B |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | B | D | B |
| SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | B | C | B |
| SNY | Sanofi Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | D | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | C | D | C |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | C | C | C |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | C | C | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | C | C | C |
| AES | AES Corporation | C | C | C |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | C | B | C |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation Class A | C | C | C |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | B | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored | C | C | C |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | C | C | C |
| CERN | Cerner Corporation | B | C | C |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | C | C | C |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | C | C | C |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | B | C | C |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | C |
| HD | Home Depot, Inc. | B | D | C |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | C | C | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | C | B | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty | C | C | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | C | C | C |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | B | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | C | C | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | C | C |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | C | C | C |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| SPLK | Splunk Inc. | C | C | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | B | D | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BK | Bank of New York Mellon | D | C | D |
| CAJ | Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | D | C | D |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | D | C | D |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems, Inc. | D | B | D |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | D | C | D |
| ERIC | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | D | D | D |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | D | C | D |
| GM | General Motors Company | D | C | D |
| HMC | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored | D | C | D |
| IFF | International Flavors | D | C | D |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | D | B | D |
| ING | ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR | D | B | D |
| KB | KB Financial Group Inc. | D | C | D |
| MKL | Markel Corporation | D | C | D |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | D | B | D |
| NI | NiSource Inc | D | C | D |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | D | B | D |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | 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