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 82 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
ABB	ABB Ltd.	B	C	B
ABEV	Ambev SA	B	C	B
BABA	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.	B	C	B
BLK	BlackRock Inc.	B	C	B
BNS	Bank of Nova Scotia	B	C	B
BSMX	Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico	B	C	B
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	B	C	B
FAST	Fastenal Company	B	C	B
HRS	Harris Corporation	B	B	B
KB	KB Financial Group Inc.	B	B	B
LNKD	LinkedIn Corporation	B	C	B
MRK	Merck & Co. Inc.	B	B	B
PBR	Petroleo Brasileiro SA	B	D	B
QSR	Restaurant Brands International Inc	B	C	B
VNO	Vornado Realty Trust	B	C	B
YUM	Yum! Brands Inc.	B	C	B
ZTS	Zoetis Inc.	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BIDU	Baidu Inc.	C	C	C
CERN	Cerner Corporation	C	B	C
DVN	Devon Energy Corporation	C	C	C
ETP	Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.	C	C	C
GWW	W.W. Grainger Inc.	C	C	C
HBI	Hanesbrands Inc.	D	B	C
HLT	Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	D	B	C
KMX	CarMax Inc.	D	C	C
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	C	C	C
MRO	Marathon Oil Corporation	C	C	C
MYL	Mylan N.V.	D	B	C
NXPI	NXP Semiconductors NV	D	C	C
PHG	Royal Philips NV	C	C	C
TWX	Time Warner Inc.	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADI	Analog Devices Inc.	C	C	C
APA	Apache Corporation	C	C	C
AVB	AvalonBay Communities Inc.	C	B	C
AZO	AutoZone Inc.	C	C	C
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	D	B	C
CRM	salesforce.com Inc.	C	C	C
CSCO	Cisco Systems Inc.	C	B	C
D	Dominion Resources Inc.	C	C	C
DHI	D.R. Horton Inc.	C	B	C
EA	Electronic Arts Inc.	C	B	C
EBAY	eBay Inc.	C	B	C
EQR	Equity Residential	D	B	C
EXC	Exelon Corporation	B	C	C
GGP	General Growth Properties Inc.	B	C	C
MGM	MGM Resorts International	C	C	C
MMP	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	C	C	C
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.	B	D	C
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	C	C	C
SIRI	Sirius XM Holdings Inc.	C	B	C
SRE	Sempra Energy	C	D	C
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corporation	C	C	C
VRSK	Verisk Analytics Inc	C	C	C
WHR	Whirlpool Corporation	C	B	C
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAL	American Airlines Group Inc.	D	C	D
AAP	Advance Auto Parts Inc.	D	C	D
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	D	C	D
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	D	B	D
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	D	C	D
DVA	DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	F	C	D
EQT	EQT Corporation	D	D	D
EXPE	Expedia Inc.	D	D	D
FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	C	D	D
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	D	B	D
INFY	Infosys Limited	D	C	D
JCI	Johnson Controls Inc.	D	C	D
LB	L Brands Inc.	D	C	D
MDLZ	Mondelez International Inc.	D	B	D
NFLX	Netflix Inc.	D	B	D
NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S	F	C	D
RDS.B	Royal Dutch Shell Plc	D	C	D
RHT	Red Hat Inc.	D	B	D
SBAC	SBA Communications Corporation	D	B	D
TSCO	Tractor Supply Company	D	C	D
WLTW	Willis Towers Watson PLC	D	C	D