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 149 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	B	B
ABEV	Ambev SA	B	C	B
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	B	C	B
ACN	Accenture Plc	B	C	B
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	B	C	B
ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	B	C	B
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	B	C	B
B3BJVL	SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Unsponsored GDR RegS	B	C	B
BF.A	Brown-Forman Corporation	B	B	B
BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation	A	B	B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	B	B	B
BP	BP p.l.c.	B	D	B
BSX	Boston Scientific Corporation	B	C	B
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC	B	C	B
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	B	C	B
CBG	CBRE Group, Inc.	C	B	B
CELG	Celgene Corporation	B	B	B
CEO	CNOOC Limited	B	B	B
CLX	Clorox Company	B	C	B
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	B	C	B
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	B	C	B
CRM	salesforce.com, inc.	A	C	B
CX	Cemex SAB de CV	B	C	B
DOV	Dover Corporation	B	B	B
DRE	Duke Realty Corporation	B	C	B
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	B	C	B
GG	Goldcorp Inc.	B	C	B
GPS	Gap, Inc.	C	B	B
HD	Home Depot, Inc.	B	C	B
HSY	Hershey Company	A	B	B
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	B	C	B
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.	B	B	B
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	A	C	B
IRM	Iron Mountain, Inc.	B	C	B
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	B	B	B
KO	Coca-Cola Company	A	C	B
LH	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	B	C	B
MHK	Mohawk Industries, Inc.	B	C	B
MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	A	C	B
MMM	3M Company	B	B	B
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	B	B	B
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.	B	C	B
PBA	Pembina Pipeline Corporation	A	C	B
RMD	ResMed Inc.	B	B	B
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	B	C	B
TFX	Teleflex Incorporated	B	B	B
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	B	B
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corporation	B	C	B
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	B	B	B
UGP	Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.	B	D	B
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	B	C	B
VIV	Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd	B	D	B
WAT	Waters Corporation	B	C	B
WRK	WestRock Co.	B	B	B
WYIG	JM Global Holding Co.	B	C	B
XYL	Xylem Inc.	B	B	B
YNDX	Yandex NV	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	D	C	C
AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	C	C	C
BIIB	Biogen Inc.	C	C	C
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	C	C	C
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	C	C	C
CA	CA, Inc.	D	C	C
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	C	C	C
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	C	D	C
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	C	B	C
CP	Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	C	B	C
CPB	Campbell Soup Company	D	C	C
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	C	C	C
DHR	Danaher Corporation	C	C	C
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	D	B	C
DPS	Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.	C	C	C
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	D	C	C
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	C	C	C
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	C	C	C
FAST	Fastenal Company	D	B	C
GIB	CGI Group Inc.	C	C	C
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	C	B	C
HAL	Halliburton Company	C	B	C
HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.	C	D	C
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	C	D	C
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	C	D	C
LOW	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.	C	B	C
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	C	C	C
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	C	C	C
PCAR	PACCAR Inc	C	C	C
PSA	Public Storage	C	C	C
QVCA	Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group	C	C	C
ROST	Ross Stores, Inc.	D	B	C
SBOT	Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc.	D	C	C
SEP	Spectra Energy Partners, LP	D	C	C
SO	Southern Company	B	D	C
SYY	Sysco Corporation	C	B	C
TSN	Tyson Foods, Inc.	D	C	C
ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc	D	B	C
VFC	V.F. Corporation	C	C	C
VIA	Viacom Inc.	D	B	C
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	C	D	C
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAL	American Airlines Group, Inc.	C	B	C
ACGL	Arch Capital Group Ltd.	C	C	C
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	C	B	C
AMP	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	C	B	C
ANDV	Andeavor	B	C	C
BBT	BB&T Corporation	C	C	C
CBS	CBS Corporation	B	C	C
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation	C	B	C
EFX	Equifax Inc.	D	B	C
FDC	First Data Corporation	C	B	C
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	C	C	C
FRC	First Republic Bank	C	C	C
GS	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	C	C	C
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	C	B	C
IX	ORIX Corporation	C	B	C
JNPR	Juniper Networks, Inc.	C	B	C
LFC	China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.	C	C	C
LSXMB	Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM	C	C	C
MET	MetLife, Inc.	C	C	C
MS	Morgan Stanley	C	B	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	C	C	C
NMR	Nomura Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
PRU	Prudential Financial, Inc.	C	D	C
PUK	Prudential plc	C	C	C
Q	Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	C	C	C
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	C	B	C
SMFG	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	C	B	C
STI	SunTrust Banks, Inc.	C	C	C
TEF	Telefonica SA	C	B	C
UAL	United Continental Holdings, Inc.	C	B	C
USB	U.S. Bancorp	C	C	C
WDAY	Workday, Inc.	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADS	Alliance Data Systems Corporation	D	B	D
AGU	Agrium Inc.	D	C	D
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	D	C	D
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	D	C	D
CS	Credit Suisse Group AG	D	C	D
DB	Deutsche Bank AG	D	D	D
DISH	DISH Network Corporation	D	D	D
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	D	D	D
FTEO	FRONTEO, Inc.	D	C	D
INFY	Infosys Limited	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	D	C	D
NOK	Nokia Oyj	D	B	D
S	Sprint Corp.	D	C	D
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	D	B	D
WBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc	D	C	D
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	D	C	D
WMB	Williams Companies, Inc.	D	C	D