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 84 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 |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | B | B | B |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG | B | C | B |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | B | C | B |
| DISCB | Discovery, Inc. Class B | B | C | B |
| EIX | Edison International | B | C | B |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | B | C | B |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | B | B | B |
| GE | General Electric Company | B | C | B |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | B | C | B |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | C | B | B |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | B | C | B |
| KEY | KeyCorp | B | C | B |
| LOW | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | B | C | B |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | B | C | B |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | B | B | B |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | C | B |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | B | C | B |
| PUK | Prudential plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| SQ | Square, Inc. Class A | B | B | B |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | A | D | B |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | B | C | B |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | C | C | C |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | D | B | C |
| AVAL | Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | C | C | C |
| BBL | BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | D | C | C |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc Class C | C | D | C |
| DEO | Diageo plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | D | B | C |
| IAC | IAC/InterActiveCorp. | B | C | B |
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group | D | C | C |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | B | C | C |
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | D | B | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | C | C | C |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | C | C | C |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | D | C | C |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | C | C | C |
| TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| TOT | Total SA Sponsored ADR Class B | C | C | C |
| WIT | Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR | D | B | C |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | C | C | C |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | C | D | C |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | B | D | C |
| BTI | British American Tobacco | C | C | C |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | B | C | C |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | B | C | C |
| FMS | Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. | C | C | C |
| FRC | First Republic Bank | C | C | C |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | D | C | C |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | C | C | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | C | B | C |
| ROL | Rollins, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | C | C | C |
| STT | State Street Corporation | C | B | C |
| UDR | UDR, Inc. | B | C | C |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | B | D | C |
| VIV | Telefonica Brasil S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd | C | C | C |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | B | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | B | C |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | C | C | C |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | B | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc | D | C | D |
| DOW | Dow, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | D | C | D |
| ENIC | Enel Chile SA Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| FCAU | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | D | C | D |
| GIB | CGI Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| IP | International Paper Company | D | D | D |
| MAR | Marriott International, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| PPG | PPG Industries, Inc. | D | C | D |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | F | C | D |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | D | C | D |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | D | C | D |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | D | C | 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