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 157 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
BAK	Braskem S.A. Pfd	B	C	B
BK	Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	B	B	B
CB	Chubb Limited	B	C	B
CBG	CBRE Group, Inc.	B	B	B
CCL.U	Carnival Corporation	B	C	B
CDW	CDW Corp.	B	C	B
CHTR	Charter Communications, Inc.	B	B	B
CMI	Cummins Inc.	B	B	B
CNNE	Cannae Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
D	Dominion Energy Inc	A	B	B
EBAY	eBay Inc.	A	D	B
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	B	B	B
ETFC	E*TRADE Financial Corporation	A	B	B
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	B	C	B
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	A	C	B
FDX	FedEx Corporation	B	C	B
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	B	B	B
GIB	CGI Group Inc.	B	C	B
HCA	HCA Healthcare Inc	B	D	B
HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	B	B	B
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	B	C	B
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	B	C	B
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	B	C	B
KSS	Kohl’s Corporation	B	C	B
LFC	China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.	C	A	B
LSXMA	Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM	B	B	B
MBT	Mobile TeleSystems PJSC	B	B	B
MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc.	B	B	B
MKL	Markel Corporation	A	F	B
MSI	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	A	C	B
MTL.P	Mechel PAO Pfd	B	C	B
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.	A	C	B
PBR.A	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Pfd	B	C	B
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	B	B	B
PNR	Pentair plc	B	C	B
QRVO	Qorvo, Inc.	A	C	B
RCL	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	B	C	B
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	B	B	B
TAP.A	Molson Coors Brewing Company	B	C	B
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	B	C	B
TEL	TE Connectivity Ltd.	B	C	B
TM	Toyota Motor Corp.	B	C	B
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	B	B	B
VALE	Vale S.A.	B	B	B
WLTW	Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company	A	D	B
ZION	Zions Bancorporation	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADS	Alliance Data Systems Corporation	D	B	C
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	C	C	C
BWA	BorgWarner Inc.	C	B	C
BX	Blackstone Group L.P.	D	C	C
CMA	Comerica Incorporated	B	C	C
COF	Capital One Financial Corporation	C	D	C
DFS	Discover Financial Services	C	C	C
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	C	B	C
IP	International Paper Company	C	B	C
KEY	KeyCorp	C	C	C
KKR	KKR & Co. L.P.	C	D	C
LBRDK	Liberty Broadband Corp.	B	F	C
LNC	Lincoln National Corporation	C	B	C
MS	Morgan Stanley	C	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	C	C	C
PCLN	Priceline Group Inc	D	B	C
SCHW	Charles Schwab Corporation	C	B	C
STI	SunTrust Banks, Inc.	C	B	C
T	AT&T Inc.	D	B	C
TV	Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.	D	C	C
UAL	United Continental Holdings, Inc.	D	B	C
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc.	C	C	C
UTX	United Technologies Corporation	C	C	C
WRK	WestRock Co.	C	B	C
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEM	Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited	C	C	C
AMG	Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.	C	B	C
ANDV	Andeavor	C	C	C
ATH	Athene Holding Ltd.	C	C	C
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	C	C	C
BMO	Bank of Montreal	C	C	C
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC	C	C	C
CCE	Coca-Cola European Partners Plc	C	C	C
CLX	Clorox Company	C	B	C
CNP	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	B	C	C
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	B	C	C
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	C	C	C
COTY	Coty Inc.	D	C	C
CVX	Chevron Corporation	D	B	C
DCM	NTT DoCoMo, Inc.	C	B	C
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	C	D	C
EQR	Equity Residential	B	C	C
ES	Eversource Energy	C	C	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	C	C	C
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.	C	B	C
HRL	Hormel Foods Corporation	C	C	C
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.	C	C	C
INTC	Intel Corporation	C	C	C
IX	ORIX Corporation	C	C	C
KLAC	KLA-Tencor Corporation	C	C	C
KYO	Kyocera Corporation	C	C	C
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	C	B	C
MAA	Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	C	C	C
MDT	Medtronic plc	C	C	C
NEM	Newmont Mining Corporation	C	C	C
NGG	National Grid plc	C	C	C
NVS	Novartis AG	C	B	C
ORAN	Orange SA	C	C	C
OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corporation	C	C	C
PBA	Pembina Pipeline Corporation	C	C	C
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	C	B	C
PG	Procter & Gamble Company	C	C	C
PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	C	C	C
REG	Regency Centers Corporation	D	B	C
ROST	Ross Stores, Inc.	C	C	C
SJR	Shaw Communications Inc.	C	C	C
SSL	Sasol Limited	C	B	C
STO	Statoil ASA	B	C	C
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	C	B	C
TLK	PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk	C	C	C
VMW	VMware, Inc.	D	B	C
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	C	C	C
WY	Weyerhaeuser Company	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	D	D	D
ALB	Albemarle Corporation	D	C	D
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	D	D	D
BSX	Boston Scientific Corporation	D	D	D
BXP	Boston Properties, Inc.	D	C	D
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	D	B	D
CHL	China Mobile Limited	D	C	D
DB	Deutsche Bank AG	D	C	D
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	C	D	D
ECA	Encana Corporation	D	C	D
ETE	Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.	D	D	D
FDC	First Data Corporation	D	C	D
GG	Goldcorp Inc.	D	C	D
GGP	GGP, Inc.	D	C	D
GIS	General Mills, Inc.	F	C	D
GLW	Corning Inc	D	D	D
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	D	C	D
HCN	Welltower, Inc.	D	D	D
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	F	C	D
IVZ	Invesco Ltd.	D	B	D
KEP	Korea Electric Power Corporation	D	D	D
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	D	C	D
KR	Kroger Co.	D	C	D
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	D	C	D
LPL	LG Display Co., Ltd	C	D	D
MET	MetLife, Inc.	F	C	D
MO	Altria Group, Inc.	D	C	D
O	Realty Income Corporation	D	C	D
PFG	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	F	B	D
PPL	PPL Corporation	D	C	D
REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	D	B	D
SJM	J. M. Smucker Company	F	C	D
SNY	Sanofi	D	C	D
SPG	Simon Property Group, Inc.	D	C	D
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corporation	D	C	D
VIA	Viacom Inc.	D	C	D
WYIG	JM Global Holding Co.	F	C	D
XOM	Exxon Mobil Corporation	D	B	D