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
AEP	American Electric Power Company Inc.	B	D	B
APA	Apache Corp.	B	C	B
BBL	BHP Billiton Plc	B	C	B
BBT	BB&T Corp.	B	B	B
BHI	Baker Hughes Incorporated	B	C	B
BP	BP PLC	B	C	B
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.	B	D	B
EOG	EOG Resources Inc.	A	C	B
FDX	FedEx Corp.	B	C	B
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	B	C	B
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange Inc.	B	C	B
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	B	C	B
RIO	Rio Tinto plc	B	C	B
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	B	C	B
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corp.	B	C	B
TS	Tenaris S.A.	B	C	B
USB	U.S. Bancorp	B	C	B
XEC	Cimarex Energy Co.	B	C	B
XOM	Exxon Mobil Corp.	A	D	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AIG	American International Group Inc.	D	C	C
APC	Anadarko Petroleum Corp.	C	D	C
BTI	British American Tobacco p.l.c.	D	C	C
COL	Rockwell Collins Inc.	D	B	C
EC	Ecopetrol SA	C	D	C
GM	General Motors Company	D	B	C
HES	Hess Corp.	C	C	C
HSBC	HSBC Holdings plc	C	D	C
KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc.	C	D	C
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc.	D	B	C
MGA	Magna International Inc.	D	C	C
MTU	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.	D	C	C
NMR	Nomura Holdings Inc.	C	B	C
OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp.	C	D	C
SMFG	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.	D	B	C
TOT	Total SA	C	C	C
WHR	Whirlpool Corp.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BSX	Boston Scientific Corp.	C	C	C
GECC	Great Elm Capital Corp	C	C	C
HOG	Harley-Davidson Inc.	C	C	C
HPQ	HP Inc.	C	D	C
HSY	Hershey Company	C	B	C
HUM	Humana Inc.	C	B	C
INFO	IHS Markit Ltd.	B	D	C
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	C	B	C
LRCX	Lam Research Corp.	C	C	C
MAT	Mattel Inc.	C	C	C
OMC	Omnicom Group Inc	C	C	C
PG	Procter & Gamble Company	C	C	C
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	C	C	C
RACE	Ferrari NV	D	B	C
SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.	C	B	C
SPGI	S&P Global Inc.	C	B	C
STI	SunTrust Banks Inc.	C	C	C
STX	Seagate Technology PLC	C	A	C
SYT	Syngenta AG	C	C	C
VTR	Ventas Inc.	C	B	C
WU	Western Union Company	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
A	Agilent Technologies Inc.	D	C	D
BIIB	Biogen Inc.	D	B	D
C	Citigroup Inc	D	C	D
CELG	Celgene Corp.	D	B	D
CI	Cigna Corp.	D	C	D
CUK	Carnival plc	D	B	D
DHR	Danaher Corp.	D	C	D
EBAY	eBay Inc.	D	C	D
GE	General Electric Company	D	C	D
GPS	Gap Inc.	D	C	D
INTC	Intel Corp.	D	B	D
KMX	CarMax Inc.	D	C	D
LH	Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings	D	C	D
MAS	Masco Corp.	D	C	D
MCD	McDonald’s Corp.	D	C	D
MDT	Medtronic plc	F	B	D
MHK	Mohawk Industries Inc.	F	C	D
NWL	Newell Brands Inc	F	C	D
ORCL	Oracle Corp.	D	C	D
PYPL	PayPal Holdings Inc	D	C	D
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings Plc	D	C	D
SAP	SAP SE	D	C	D
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	D	C	D
WDC	Western Digital Corp.	D	C	D
WFM	Whole Foods Market Inc.	F	B	D