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 77 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
AON	Aon plc	B	D	B
AXP	American Express Company	B	C	B
CDW	CDW Corp.	B	B	B
CE	Celanese Corporation	B	B	B
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	B	C	B
DHR	Danaher Corporation	B	C	B
EBAY	eBay Inc.	B	D	B
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	B
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	B	C	B
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	B	B	B
ETR	Entergy Corporation	B	C	B
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	B	C	B
GYRO	Gyrodyne LLC	B	C	B
LNG	Cheniere Energy, Inc.	B	C	B
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	B	B	B
QRTEB	Qurate Retail, Inc.	C	B	B
SIRI	Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.	B	D	B
TFX	Teleflex Incorporated	B	D	B
TXT	Textron Inc.	A	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	D	B	C
CHU	China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	D	C	C
CMS	CMS Energy Corporation	C	D	C
CRH	CRH Plc	D	C	C
DFS	Discover Financial Services	C	C	C
ERIC	LM Ericsson Telefon AB	B	D	C
HIG	Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	C	C	C
MCK	McKesson Corporation	D	C	C
MPLX	MPLX LP	D	C	C
NBL	Noble Energy, Inc.	D	B	C
NCLH	Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.	C	C	C
PXD	Pioneer Natural Resources Company	C	C	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc.	C	C	C
SHPG	Shire PLC	D	B	C
SO	Southern Company	D	C	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAPL	Apple Inc.	C	C	C
ADI	Analog Devices, Inc.	C	C	C
AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	C	C	C
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	C	B	C
CFG	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	C	C	C
ENIA	Enel Americas S.A.	C	B	C
FIS	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.	C	B	C
FOXA	Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.	C	B	C
ING	ING Groep NV	C	C	C
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	C	B	C
MON	Monsanto Company	B	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	B	C	C
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.	B	C	C
NXPI	NXP Semiconductors NV	D	C	C
PHG	Royal Philips NV	B	C	C
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	B	C	C
STX	Seagate Technology PLC	C	C	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	B	C	C
UL	Unilever PLC	C	C	C
WRK	WestRock Co.	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	D	C	D
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	D	D	D
CDNS	Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	D	C	D
CHD	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	D	B	D
DGX	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	F	C	D
FDC	First Data Corporation	D	B	D
IP	International Paper Company	D	B	D
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	D	C	D
JD	JD.com, Inc.	D	C	D
KLAC	KLA-Tencor Corporation	D	C	D
KMX	CarMax, Inc.	D	D	D
LBRDK	Liberty Broadband Corp.	F	B	D
LOW	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.	D	D	D
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	D	B	D
NTES	NetEase, Inc.	D	C	D
QSR	Restaurant Brands International Inc	D	C	D
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	D	B	D
SHG	Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.	D	D	D
SJM	J. M. Smucker Company	D	B	D
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	D	C	D
SWKS	Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	D	C	D