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 78 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
AAL	American Airlines Group, Inc.	B	C	B
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	B	B	B
BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	B	C	B
BWA	BorgWarner Inc.	B	B	B
COP	ConocoPhillips	B	D	B
CP	Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	B	B	B
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	B	C	B
ECA	Encana Corporation	B	B	B
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	B	C	B
FDC	First Data Corporation	B	B	B
GS	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	B	C	B
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	B	B	B
KMX	CarMax, Inc.	B	B	B
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc	B	C	B
MET	MetLife, Inc.	B	C	B
MGA	Magna International Inc.	B	C	B
MS	Morgan Stanley	B	B	B
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	B	C	B
PSX	Phillips 66	B	B	B
PUK	Prudential plc	B	C	B
PX	Praxair, Inc.	B	C	B
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc	B	B	B
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	B	C	B
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	B	B	B
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A.	B	D	B
TS	Tenaris S.A.	B	C	B
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	B	B	B
USB	U.S. Bancorp	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AGU	Agrium Inc.	C	C	C
ALV	Autoliv Inc.	C	C	C
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	C	D	C
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	C	C	C
CXO	Concho Resources Inc.	C	B	C
DB	Deutsche Bank AG	C	D	C
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	C	D	C
FTEO	FRONTEO, Inc.	D	C	C
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	D	B	C
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	D	B	C
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABEV	Ambev SA	B	C	C
ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	C	C	C
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	B	C	C
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	C	C	C
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC	C	C	C
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	C	C	C
CBG	CBRE Group, Inc.	C	B	C
CLX	Clorox Company	C	C	C
D	Dominion Energy Inc	B	C	C
FDX	FedEx Corporation	B	C	C
GG	Goldcorp Inc.	C	C	C
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	C	C	C
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.	C	B	C
INCY	Incyte Corporation	C	D	C
LBRDA	Liberty Broadband Corp.	B	D	C
LH	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	C	C	C
LPL	LG Display Co., Ltd	C	C	C
MGM	MGM Resorts International	B	C	C
NTES	NetEase, Inc.	C	C	C
TRP	TransCanada Corporation	C	B	C
WAT	Waters Corporation	C	C	C
WBK	Westpac Banking Corp	C	C	C
WRK	WestRock Co.	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	D	C	D
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	D	C	D
CHL	China Mobile Limited	D	C	D
CPB	Campbell Soup Company	D	C	D
EFX	Equifax Inc.	D	B	D
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	F	B	D
HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.	D	D	D
HSIC	Henry Schein, Inc.	D	B	D
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	D	C	D
NUE	Nucor Corporation	D	C	D
ROST	Ross Stores, Inc.	D	B	D
SEP	Spectra Energy Partners, LP	D	C	D
SO	Southern Company	C	D	D
TSN	Tyson Foods, Inc.	D	C	D
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	D	D	D
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	D	C	D