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 70 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
APA	Apache Corporation	B	C	B
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	B	C	B
CTL	CenturyLink Inc.	B	B	B
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	B	C	B
ESS	Essex Property Trust Inc.	B	B	B
EXC	Exelon Corporation	B	D	B
MMP	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	B	C	B
PXD	Pioneer Natural Resources Company	B	C	B
SE	Spectra Energy Corp	B	D	B
TRP	TransCanada Corporation	B	D	B
UGP	Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.	B	B	B
WDAY	Workday Inc.	B	C	B
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AA	Alcoa Inc.	C	D	C
ARMH	ARM Holdings plc	D	B	C
AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	D	B	C
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	C	D	C
CEO	CNOOC Limited	C	C	C
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	C	C	C
ETP	Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.	C	D	C
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	C	C	C
GM	General Motors Company	D	B	C
HLT	Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	D	B	C
HUM	Humana Inc.	C	C	C
KB	KB Financial Group Inc.	D	B	C
ORCL	Oracle Corporation	C	C	C
PBR	Petroleo Brasileiro SA	C	D	C
QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	D	C	C
SBAC	SBA Communications Corporation	D	B	C
SLG	SL Green Realty Corp.	C	C	C
SYMC	Symantec Corporation	B	D	C
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	C	C	C
VIA	Viacom Inc.	D	C	C
WPZ	Williams Partners, L.P.	C	D	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AET	Aetna Inc.	C	B	C
BSMX	Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico	C	B	C
DAL	Delta Air Lines Inc.	D	B	C
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano	C	C	C
KR	Kroger Co.	C	B	C
MA	MasterCard Incorporated	C	B	C
NKE	NIKE Inc.	C	B	C
ORAN	Orange SA	C	B	C
UHS	Universal Health Services Inc.	C	B	C
WIT	Wipro Limited	C	C	C
WLTW	Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BBT	BB&T Corporation	D	C	D
CI	Cigna Corporation	F	B	D
CNC	Centene Corporation	D	C	D
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	D	C	D
DE	Deere & Company	D	C	D
DIS	Walt Disney Company	D	C	D
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	D	B	D
FDX	FedEx Corporation	D	C	D
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	D	B	D
FOX	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.	D	C	D
HCA	HCA Holdings Inc.	F	B	D
MAR	Marriott International Inc.	D	C	D
MCO	Moody’s Corporation	D	C	D
SCHW	Charles Schwab Corporation	D	B	D
SSL	Sasol Limited	D	C	D
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	B	D
TSLA	Tesla Motors Inc.	D	D	D
TWX	Time Warner Inc.	D	B	D
UAL	United Continental Holdings Inc.	D	C	D