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 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | B | B | B |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | B | C | B |
| CRH | CRH Plc Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | B | C | B |
| LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | B | C | B |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | B |
| WU | Western Union Company | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | C | C | C |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | C | D | C |
| CS | Credit Suisse Group AG Sponsored ADR | D | C | C |
| EC | Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | C | D | C |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | C | D | C |
| HES | Hess Corporation | C | F | C |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | C | C | C |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | D | C | C |
| KEY | KeyCorp | C | C | C |
| MUFG | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | B | C |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALC | Alcon, Inc. | C | C | C |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | B | C |
| ANTM | Anthem, Inc. | C | B | C |
| AON | Aon Plc Class A | C | B | C |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. Class A | C | C | C |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | C | C |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corporation | C | C | C |
| COO | Cooper Companies, Inc. | D | D | C |
| CRM | salesforce.com, inc. | C | C | C |
| DRE | Duke Realty Corporation | B | C | C |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | C | C | C |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | C | B | C |
| HSY | Hershey Company | C | C | C |
| INVH | Invitation Homes, Inc. | C | B | C |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | C | B | C |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | C | C | C |
| LIN | Linde plc | C | C | C |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corporation | C | B | C |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | C | B | C |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | C | B | C |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | B | D | C |
| T | AT&T Inc. | C | C | C |
| TM | Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR | B | C | C |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | C | B | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | F | C | D |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | C | D | D |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation | D | C | D |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | D | B | D |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | F | B | D |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | D | C | D |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corporation | D | C | D |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | D | C | D |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | D | C | D |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | D | D | D |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | D | D | D |
| INFY | Infosys Limited Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| IT | Gartner, Inc. | D | B | D |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | D | D | D |
| MET | MetLife, Inc. | D | B | D |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | F | C | D |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. Class A | D | C | D |
| PSA | Public Storage | F | C | D |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Company | D | B | D |
| SYY | Sysco Corporation | D | D | D |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | D | C | D |
| UL | Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR | D | C | D |
| VST | Vistra Energy Corp. | D | C | D |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | 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