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 39 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 |
| HTHT | Huazhu Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR | A | F | B |
| INTU | Intuit Inc. | B | B | B |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | B | B | B |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | B | C | B |
| OTEX | Open Text Corporation | B | C | B |
| PAYC | Paycom Software, Inc. | B | C | B |
| UBS | UBS Group AG | B | B | B |
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. Class A | B | C | B |
| ZEN | Zendesk, Inc. | B | C | B |
| Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | C | D | C |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | D | C | C |
| ENIA | Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| LSXMB | Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty | C | C | C |
| MDT | Medtronic Plc | D | C | C |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | D | B | C |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. | D | C | C |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | D | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| ATHM | Autohome, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A | C | C | C |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | C | B | C |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | C | C | C |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | C | C | C |
| NGG | National Grid plc Sponsored ADR | C | C | C |
| PLD | Prologis, Inc. | C | C | C |
| RYAAY | Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR | B | D | C |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corporation | C | C | C |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | C | C | C |
| Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
| AGR | Avangrid, Inc. | D | C | D |
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV | D | C | D |
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | D | C | D |
| BURL | Burlington Stores, Inc. | D | D | D |
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited | D | C | D |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | D | C | D |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | D | D | D |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corporation | D | C | D |
| PKX | POSCO Sponsored ADR | D | D | D |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | D | C | D |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | D | B | D |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | D | C | D |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group 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
