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 |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | B | C | B |
| AXP | American Express Company | B | C | B |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | B | B | B |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| IX | ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| LFC | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored | C | A | B |
| LH | Laboratory Corporation of America | B | C | B |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty | B | C | B |
| MFC | Manulife Financial Corporation | B | C | B |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | B | C | B |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | B | C | B |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | B | C | B |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price Group | 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 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | D | C | C |
| CEO | CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CI | Cigna Corporation | D | C | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | D | C | C |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | C | F | C |
| ORAN | Orange SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | D | B | C |
| STZ.B | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B | C | B | C |
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. | C | D | C |
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | C | D | C |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ARNC | Arconic, Inc. | B | C | C |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | C | C | C |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | C | C |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | C | C | C |
| IEX | IDEX Corporation | C | C | C |
| LSXMA | Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty | B | C | C |
| MAS | Masco Corporation | B | C | C |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | B | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| WPP | WPP Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored | D | C | D |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | D | C | D |
| BBD | Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| BSBR | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. | D | B | D |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | D |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | D | C | D |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | D | C | D |
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored | D | B | D |
| KEY | KeyCorp | D | C | D |
| NBL | Noble Energy, Inc. | D | D | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| RF | Regions Financial Corporation | D | C | D |
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corp Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| XYL | Xylem Inc. | 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