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 191 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
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	B	C	B
ADP	Automatic Data Processing Inc.	B	B	B
ADS	Alliance Data Systems Corp.	B	C	B
AFL	Aflac Inc.	B	C	B
AIG	American International Group Inc.	B	C	B
ALK	Alaska Air Group Inc.	A	C	B
AMP	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	B	B	B
AMTD	TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.	B	C	B
BBT	BB&T Corp.	B	C	B
BEN	Franklin Resources Inc.	A	B	B
BK	Bank of New York Mellon Corp.	A	C	B
BLL	Ball Corp.	B	B	B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	B	B	B
CBS	CBS Corp.	B	C	B
CELG	Celgene Corp.	B	C	B
COH	Coach Inc.	B	C	B
COL	Rockwell Collins Inc.	A	C	B
CP	Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	B	C	B
CQP	Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.	B	B	B
CRH	CRH Plc	A	C	B
CS	Credit Suisse Group AG	B	B	B
CSCO	Cisco Systems Inc.	B	C	B
CTAS	Cintas Corp.	A	C	B
DAL	Delta Air Lines Inc.	A	C	B
DEO	Diageo plc	B	B	B
DISH	DISH Network Corp.	B	C	B
DLPH	Delphi Automotive PLC	B	B	B
DLR	Digital Realty Trust Inc.	B	B	B
DOV	Dover Corp.	B	B	B
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	B	B	B
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	B	C	B
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corp.	C	B	B
FDX	FedEx Corp.	A	B	B
FIS	Fidelity National Information Services Inc.	B	B	B
FISV	Fiserv Inc.	B	C	B
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	A	C	B
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	B	B	B
GM	General Motors Company	B	B	B
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	B	C	B
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	C	B	B
HAS	Hasbro Inc.	A	B	B
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Inc.	A	C	B
HD	Home Depot Inc.	B	C	B
HIG	Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.	B	C	B
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	A	C	B
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.	B	C	B
IP	International Paper Company	A	C	B
IT	Gartner Inc.	B	C	B
IVZ	Invesco Ltd.	A	B	B
KMX	CarMax Inc.	B	B	B
LLL	L3 Technologies Inc.	B	C	B
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	A	C	B
MAS	Masco Corp.	B	B	B
MCO	Moody’s Corp.	A	B	B
MET	MetLife Inc.	A	D	B
MFC	Manulife Financial Corp.	A	C	B
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials Inc.	B	C	B
MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.	A	B	B
MRK	Merck & Co. Inc.	B	C	B
MT	ArcelorMittal SA ADR	B	B	B
NDAQ	Nasdaq Inc.	B	C	B
NUE	Nucor Corp.	B	B	B
ORCL	Oracle Corp.	A	B	B
PKX	POSCO	A	B	B
PUK	Prudential plc	A	C	B
PX	Praxair Inc.	B	C	B
Q	Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc.	A	C	B
REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.	B	B	B
RHT	Red Hat Inc.	B	B	B
RTN	Raytheon Company	A	C	B
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	B	B	B
STI	SunTrust Banks Inc.	A	C	B
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	B	B	B
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	B	B
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corp.	B	C	B
TXT	Textron Inc.	B	D	B
UBS	UBS Group AG	C	B	B
UNP	Union Pacific Corp.	B	C	B
WBK	Westpac Banking Corp	B	C	B
WDAY	Workday Inc.	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACN	Accenture Plc	C	C	C
AGU	Agrium Inc.	C	D	C
ALXN	Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	D	B	C
APD	Air Products and Chemicals Inc.	C	C	C
BIIB	Biogen Inc.	B	C	C
FAST	Fastenal Company	D	C	C
FBHS	Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.	C	B	C
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	C	D	C
FOX	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.	D	C	C
GIB	CGI Group Inc.	B	C	C
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	D	C	C
IBM	International Business Machines Corp.	C	C	C
JCI	Johnson Controls International plc	C	C	C
KO	Coca-Cola Company	C	C	C
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	C	C	C
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc	C	C	C
MCK	McKesson Corp.	D	A	C
MDT	Medtronic plc	C	C	C
NKE	NIKE Inc.	D	B	C
NVS	Novartis AG	B	C	C
PAYX	Paychex Inc.	C	C	C
PNR	Pentair plc	B	C	C
POT	Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.	D	B	C
PPG	PPG Industries Inc.	C	C	C
PSX	Phillips 66	C	C	C
SHPG	Shire PLC	C	C	C
SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.	C	C	C
SLG	SL Green Realty Corp.	C	D	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	C	C	C
TRV	Travelers Companies Inc.	B	C	C
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	C	C	C
WHR	Whirlpool Corp.	C	C	C
WPPGY	WPP Plc	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEE	Ameren Corp.	C	C	C
AEP	American Electric Power Company Inc.	C	C	C
ALB	Albemarle Corp.	B	D	C
ALBO	Albireo Pharma Inc.	C	C	C
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	C	C
BG	Bunge Limited	C	D	C
BHI	Baker Hughes Inc.	C	D	C
BP	BP p.l.c.	C	C	C
CCE	Coca-Cola European Partners Plc	C	B	C
CCI	Crown Castle International Corp	D	B	C
CHKR	Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust	C	C	C
CMS	CMS Energy Corp.	C	C	C
D	Dominion Energy Inc	C	C	C
DRE	Duke Realty Corp.	D	B	C
ED	Consolidated Edison Inc.	C	C	C
EIX	Edison International	C	B	C
EQIX	Equinix Inc.	C	C	C
EQR	Equity Residential	C	C	C
HSY	Hershey Company	C	C	C
ILMN	Illumina Inc.	C	B	C
IX	ORIX Corp.	C	C	C
JNPR	Juniper Networks Inc.	C	B	C
LNG	Cheniere Energy Inc.	C	B	C
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc.	C	D	C
MO	Altria Group Inc.	C	C	C
NEE	NextEra Energy Inc.	C	B	C
NXPI	NXP Semiconductors NV	C	C	C
OKS	ONEOK Partners, L.P.	C	C	C
PCG	PG&E Corp.	C	B	C
PLD	Prologis Inc.	C	C	C
SBAC	SBA Communications Corp.	C	C	C
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	D	B	C
SYT	Syngenta AG	C	B	C
TIL	Till Capital Ltd	D	B	C
TOT	Total SA	D	B	C
TRP	TransCanada Corp.	C	B	C
UL	Unilever PLC	C	B	C
ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc	D	B	C
VNTV	Vantiv Inc.	C	C	C
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	C	C	C
WPZ	Williams Partners, L.P.	D	B	C
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABX	Barrick Gold Corp.	F	C	D
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	D	C	D
AGR	Avangrid Inc.	D	C	D
BAM	Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	C	D	D
CAG	Conagra Brands Inc.	D	C	D
CLX	Clorox Company	D	C	D
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	F	C	D
COP	ConocoPhillips	D	C	D
COST	Costco Wholesale Corp.	D	B	D
DXR	Daxor Corp.	F	C	D
EOG	EOG Resources Inc.	D	C	D
ETR	Entergy Corp.	D	D	D
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV	D	C	D
GG	Goldcorp Inc.	F	B	D
HAL	Halliburton Company	D	C	D
HCA	HCA Healthcare Inc	D	C	D
KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc. Class P	D	C	D
MDLZ	Mondelez International Inc.	D	C	D
MKC	McCormick & Company Inc.	D	C	D
MMP	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	F	C	D
MNST	Monster Beverage Corp.	D	C	D
NBL	Noble Energy Inc.	F	B	D
NDRO	Enduro Royalty Trust	F	C	D
NEM	Newmont Mining Corp.	F	C	D
NGG	National Grid plc	D	C	D
PANW	Palo Alto Networks Inc.	D	C	D
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	D	D	D
ROST	Ross Stores Inc.	F	C	D
ROYT	Pacific Coast Oil Trust	F	C	D
SO	Southern Company	D	C	D
STO	Statoil ASA	D	B	D
SYY	Sysco Corp.	D	C	D
TTM	Tata Motors Limited	D	C	D
TWTR	Twitter Inc.	D	C	D
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	D	C	D
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.	D	C	D