December 17, 2018
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 111 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.
Upgraded: From Hold to Buy | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
A |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
AEP |
American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
AGR |
Avangrid, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
AME |
AMETEK, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
ANET |
Arista Networks, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
APC |
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
ATO |
Atmos Energy Corporation |
A |
C |
B |
AVB |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
AVGO |
Broadcom Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
AWK |
American Water Works Company, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
BAP |
Credicorp Ltd. |
A |
D |
B |
BAX |
Baxter International Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
BDX |
Becton, Dickinson and Company |
B |
C |
B |
CDNS |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
CHL |
China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
CLR |
Continental Resources, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
CNP |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
B |
D |
B |
DE |
Deere & Company |
B |
C |
B |
DLR |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
DRE |
Duke Realty Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
DUK |
Duke Energy Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
E |
Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR |
B |
B |
B |
EOG |
EOG Resources, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
ES |
Eversource Energy |
A |
C |
B |
EXPE |
Expedia Group, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
GLW |
Corning Inc |
B |
B |
B |
HES |
Hess Corporation |
A |
C |
B |
HRS |
Harris Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
IEX |
IDEX Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
IRM |
Iron Mountain, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
LIN |
Linde plc |
B |
D |
B |
LLL |
L3 Technologies Inc |
B |
B |
B |
LOW |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
MPLX |
MPLX LP |
B |
B |
B |
NVS |
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
PBA |
Pembina Pipeline Corporation |
B |
B |
B |
PG |
Procter & Gamble Company |
B |
C |
B |
PLD |
Prologis, Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
PNW |
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation |
B |
C |
B |
PTR |
PetroChina Company |
B |
C |
B |
RACE |
Ferrari NV |
B |
C |
B |
REGN |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
RIO |
Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
S |
Sprint Corp. |
B |
C |
B |
SNPS |
Synopsys, Inc. |
B |
B |
B |
SNY |
Sanofi Sponsored ADR |
B |
C |
B |
SRE |
Sempra Energy |
B |
B |
B |
TOT |
Total SA Sponsored ADR Class B |
B |
C |
B |
UN |
Unilever NV ADR |
B |
C |
B |
XEL |
Xcel Energy Inc. |
B |
C |
B |
Upgraded: From Sell to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AMX |
America Movil SAB de CV |
D |
C |
C |
BIDU |
Baidu, Inc. |
D |
B |
C |
CNQ |
Canadian Natural Resources Limited |
D |
B |
C |
D |
Dominion Energy Inc |
C |
C |
C |
ED |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
C |
D |
C |
EIX |
Edison International |
C |
C |
C |
ENB |
Enbridge Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
ENIA |
Enel Americas S.A. |
C |
C |
C |
EQIX |
Equinix, Inc. |
D |
B |
C |
FB |
Facebook, Inc. |
D |
C |
C |
FNV |
Franco-Nevada Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
IFF |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
C |
D |
C |
IP |
International Paper Company |
D |
C |
C |
L |
Loews Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
LSXMK |
Liberty Media Corp. |
C |
C |
C |
MCHP |
Microchip Technology Incorporated |
C |
C |
C |
NEM |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
C |
D |
C |
NVO |
Novo Nordisk |
C |
C |
C |
PPL |
PPL Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
QCOM |
QUALCOMM Incorporated |
C |
D |
C |
RCL |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
C |
C |
C |
RELX |
RELX PLC Sponsored ADR |
D |
C |
C |
RJF |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
TRP |
TransCanada Corporation |
D |
C |
C |
Downgraded: From Buy to Hold | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL |
Apple Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
ALXN |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
BBY |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
BCH |
Banco de Chile |
B |
D |
C |
BF.A |
Brown-Forman Corporation |
C |
C |
C |
BKNG |
Booking Holdings Inc. |
B |
C |
C |
CNI |
Canadian National Railway Company |
C |
C |
C |
DAL |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
HST |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
C |
B |
C |
JNJ |
Johnson & Johnson |
C |
C |
C |
JPM |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
C |
C |
C |
NUE |
Nucor Corporation |
C |
B |
C |
PAYX |
Paychex, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
PEP |
PepsiCo, Inc. |
C |
C |
C |
SIVB |
SVB Financial Group |
C |
B |
C |
TEVA |
Teva Pharmaceutical |
B |
D |
C |
WP |
Worldpay, Inc. |
B |
D |
C |
Downgraded: From Hold to Sell | Symbol | Company Name | Quantitative Grade |
Fundamental Grade |
Total Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATVI |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. |
D |
C |
D |
CBS |
CBS Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
CPB |
Campbell Soup |
D |
C |
D |
EBAY |
eBay Inc. |
D |
B |
D |
FDX |
FedEx Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
FMX |
Fomento Economico Mexicano |
C |
D |
D |
GPS |
Gap, Inc. |
D |
C |
D |
JBHT |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services |
D |
C |
D |
LYB |
LyondellBasell Industries NV |
D |
C |
D |
MAR |
Marriott International, Inc. |
D |
B |
D |
MKL |
Markel Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
MLM |
Martin Marietta Materials |
D |
C |
D |
MYL |
Mylan N.V. |
D |
C |
D |
NOV |
National Oilwell Varco |
D |
D |
D |
PNC |
PNC Financial Services |
D |
C |
D |
SMFG |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial |
D |
B |
D |
STZ |
Constellation Brands, Inc. |
D |
B |
D |
SYMC |
Symantec Corporation |
D |
C |
D |
WFC |
Wells Fargo & Company |
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
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