92 Upgrades and Downgrades for the Week

October 30, 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 92 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
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corp.	B	B	B
AEG	AEGON N.V.	B	B	B
AMT	American Tower Corp.	B	D	B
CCE	Coca-Cola European Partners Plc	B	C	B
CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corp.	B	B	B
DAL	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	B	C	B
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	B
FAST	Fastenal Company	B	C	B
GPS	Gap, Inc.	B	C	B
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	A	B	B
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	B	C	B
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	B	C	B
ITUB	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.	B	C	B
NDAQ	Nasdaq, Inc.	B	C	B
NOK	Nokia Oyj	B	C	B
RIO	Rio Tinto plc	B	C	B
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
SKM	SK Telecom Co., Ltd.	B	B	B
TAL	TAL Education Group	B	B	B
XLNX	Xilinx, Inc.	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABBV	AbbVie, Inc.	C	D	C
ALXN	Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	C	B	C
APH	Amphenol Corp.	C	C	C
BCS	Barclays PLC	D	B	C
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	D	B	C
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	D	C	C
CVS	CVS Health Corp.	C	D	C
EXPE	Expedia Group, Inc.	C	B	C
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	D	C	C
HDB	HDFC Bank Limited	C	C	C
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	C	C	C
INVH	Invitation Homes, Inc.	C	C	C
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	C	C	C
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corp.	C	D	C
MCK	McKesson Corp.	D	B	C
MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	C	C	C
NGG	National Grid plc	D	C	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	D	B	C
SNY	Sanofi	D	C	C
TM	Toyota Motor Corp.	C	C	C
VAR	Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	C	C	C
VNO	Vornado Realty Trust	C	D	C
YUMC	Yum China Holdings, Inc.	D	B	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALGN	Align Technology, Inc.	C	C	C
ANET	Arista Networks, Inc.	B	C	C
ANSS	ANSYS, Inc.	C	C	C
CI	Cigna Corp.	C	C	C
CMS	CMS Energy Corp.	B	C	C
DFS	Discover Financial Services	C	C	C
DXC	DXC Technology Co.	D	C	C
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	C	B	C
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	B	C	C
FTI	TechnipFMC Plc	C	C	C
FTV	Fortive Corp.	C	C	C
HD	Home Depot, Inc.	C	C	C
HOLX	Hologic, Inc.	C	C	C
HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.	C	B	C
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	C	C	C
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	D	C
LH	Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings	C	C	C
MPLX	MPLX LP	C	B	C
NOV	National Oilwell Varco, Inc.	B	C	C
NVDA	NVIDIA Corp.	C	B	C
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	C	B	C
RF	Regions Financial Corp.	C	C	C
RSG	Republic Services, Inc.	B	C	C
STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc.	C	B	C
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	C	C	C
TMUS	T-Mobile US, Inc.	C	C	C
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	B	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	D	B	D
CNP	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	D	D	D
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	D	C	D
D	Dominion Energy Inc	D	C	D
DVN	Devon Energy Corp.	C	D	D
EFX	Equifax Inc.	D	D	D
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	D	C	D
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	D	D	D
GYRO	Gyrodyne LLC	D	C	D
HLT	Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc	D	C	D
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	D	C	D
MMP	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	D	C	D
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd.	D	D	D
MUFG	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.	D	C	D
RCL	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	D	C	D
REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	D	B	D
S	Sprint Corp.	D	C	D
SCCO	Southern Copper Corp.	D	C	D
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	D	C	D
TXN	Texas Instruments Inc.	D	C	D
UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc.	D	C	D
WAT	Waters Corp.	D	C	D