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
ADP	Automatic Data Processing Inc.	B	B	B
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	B	C	B
BSX	Boston Scientific Corp.	B	C	B
CPB	Campbell Soup Company	B	B	B
DOW	Dow Chemical Company	B	C	B
HSY	Hershey Company	B	B	B
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	B	B	B
LRCX	Lam Research Corp.	B	C	B
MMM	3M Company	B	C	B
MTB	M&T Bank Corp.	B	C	B
MU	Micron Technology Inc.	B	B	B
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corp.	B	C	B
NTAP	NetApp Inc.	B	B	B
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	B	C	B
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC	B	C	B
STI	SunTrust Banks Inc.	B	C	B
STX	Seagate Technology PLC	C	A	B
TRGP	Targa Resources Corp.	A	D	B
UGP	Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.	B	C	B
UNM	Unum Group	B	C	B
XLNX	Xilinx Inc.	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
A	Agilent Technologies Inc.	D	C	C
ALK	Alaska Air Group Inc.	D	C	C
BEN	Franklin Resources Inc.	D	B	C
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	D	C	C
DHR	Danaher Corp.	C	C	C
EBAY	eBay Inc.	C	C	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust Inc.	D	C	C
FOXA	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.	D	B	C
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	D	C	C
HOLX	Hologic Inc.	D	B	C
INTC	Intel Corp.	D	C	C
KMX	CarMax Inc.	C	C	C
MAS	Masco Corp.	D	C	C
MCD	McDonald’s Corp.	C	C	C
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	D	B	C
TRV	Travelers Companies Inc.	C	C	C
WDC	Western Digital Corp.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEP	American Electric Power Company Inc.	B	D	C
AET	Aetna Inc.	C	C	C
APA	Apache Corp.	B	C	C
BBL	BHP Billiton Plc	C	C	C
BHP	BHP Billiton Ltd.	C	C	C
BSAC	Banco Santander-Chile	C	C	C
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co.	B	D	C
CNI	Canadian National Railway	C	C	C
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources	B	D	C
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.	B	D	C
FAST	Fastenal Company	C	C	C
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	B	D	C
FDX	FedEx Corp.	B	C	C
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	C	C	C
HRS	Harris Corp.	C	B	C
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange Inc.	C	C	C
O	Realty Income Corp.	B	C	C
RIO	Rio Tinto plc	C	C	C
RJF	Raymond James Financial Inc.	C	B	C
SCCO	Southern Copper Corp.	C	B	C
WPZ	Williams Partners, L.P.	C	C	C
YHOO	Yahoo! Inc.	D	B	C
YUM	Yum! Brands Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AGU	Agrium Inc.	C	D	D
BABA	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.	D	C	D
CHA	China Telecom Corp. Ltd.	D	C	D
CNC	Centene Corp.	D	C	D
COL	Rockwell Collins Inc.	D	B	D
CP	Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.	D	C	D
CVE	Cenovus Energy Inc.	C	F	D
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	D	C	D
GGP	General Growth Properties Inc.	F	B	D
GM	General Motors Company	D	B	D
HDB	HDFC Bank Ltd.	D	C	D
HSBC	HSBC Holdings plc	D	D	D
IBN	ICICI Bank Ltd.	D	C	D
LVLT	Level 3 Communications Inc.	D	C	D
MET	MetLife Inc.	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc.	D	B	D
MGA	Magna International Inc.	D	C	D
WAT	Waters Corp.	D	C	D
WBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc	D	B	D
WBK	Westpac Banking Corp	D	C	D
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.	D	B	D