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 65 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
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	B	C	B
BBD	Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd	B	C	B
DWDP	DowDuPont Inc.	B	C	B
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	B	C	B
LOW	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.	B	B	B
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	B	C	B
NDAQ	Nasdaq, Inc.	B	B	B
NTES	NetEase, Inc.	B	C	B
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	B	B	B
PVH	PVH Corp.	B	B	B
REG	Regency Centers Corporation	B	B	B
SO	Southern Company	B	D	B
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A.	B	C	B
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	C	B
VALE	Vale S.A.	B	B	B
VIV	Telefonica Brasil S.A. Pfd	B	C	B
WIT	Wipro Limited	B	B	B
YNDX	Yandex NV	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	C	D	C
COTY	Coty Inc.	D	C	C
CS	Credit Suisse Group AG	D	C	C
CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	C	C	C
CX	Cemex SAB de CV	D	C	C
FRC	First Republic Bank	D	C	C
GGP	GGP, Inc.	C	C	C
GPS	Gap, Inc.	D	B	C
HAS	Hasbro, Inc.	D	C	C
HRL	Hormel Foods Corporation	C	C	C
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	C	C	C
K	Kellogg Company	D	C	C
KEY	KeyCorp	D	B	C
MCK	McKesson Corporation	C	C	C
MDT	Medtronic plc	C	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	C	C	C
PCLN	Priceline Group Inc	D	B	C
SJM	J. M. Smucker Company	D	C	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	C	B	C
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	C	B	C
CDW	CDW Corp.	C	C	C
CHL	China Mobile Limited	C	C	C
CLR	Continental Resources, Inc.	C	B	C
CMI	Cummins Inc.	C	B	C
COP	ConocoPhillips	C	C	C
CQP	Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.	C	C	C
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	C	C	C
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	C	C	C
HCN	Welltower, Inc.	B	D	C
KMX	CarMax, Inc.	C	B	C
LEA	Lear Corporation	C	B	C
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	C	C	C
SIVB	SVB Financial Group	C	B	C
SNP	China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	C	C	C
TS	Tenaris S.A.	C	B	C
WPZ	Williams Partners, L.P.	B	D	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	D	C	D
ETE	Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.	D	D	D
FDC	First Data Corporation	D	C	D
HES	Hess Corporation	D	C	D
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	D	D	D
MET	MetLife, Inc.	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	D	C	D
MMP	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.	D	C	D
PCAR	PACCAR Inc	D	C	D
USB	U.S. Bancorp	D	C	D