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 135 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
AEE	Ameren Corporation	B	D	B
AON	Aon plc	B	D	B
AXP	American Express Company	B	C	B
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	D	B
BIDU	Baidu, Inc.	B	C	B
BNS	Bank of Nova Scotia	B	C	B
CDNS	Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	B	C	B
CDW	CDW Corp.	B	B	B
CE	Celanese Corporation	B	B	B
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	B	C	B
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	B	C	B
CXO	Concho Resources Inc.	B	C	B
DHR	Danaher Corporation	B	C	B
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	B
EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	B	B	B
ESRX	Express Scripts Holding Company	B	C	B
ETR	Entergy Corporation	B	C	B
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	B	C	B
FTS	Fortis Inc.	B	D	B
GYRO	Gyrodyne LLC	B	C	B
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Inc.	B	B	B
LH	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	B	C	B
LNG	Cheniere Energy, Inc.	B	C	B
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	B	D	B
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	B	C	B
PX	Praxair, Inc.	B	C	B
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	B	C	B
SIRI	Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.	B	B	B
SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.	B	D	B
SYK	Stryker Corporation	B	C	B
TECK	Teck Resources Limited	B	C	B
TFX	Teleflex Inc.	B	D	B
TJX	TJX Companies Inc	B	C	B
TSN	Tyson Foods, Inc.	B	B	B
TXT	Textron Inc.	B	B	B
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	B	C	B
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	B	C	B
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	C	B	C
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	D	B	C
BIIB	Biogen Inc.	D	C	C
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	D	B	C
CHU	China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	C	C	C
CMS	CMS Energy Corporation	C	C	C
DFS	Discover Financial Services	C	C	C
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	D	C	C
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	C	C	C
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	D	C	C
ERIC	LM Ericsson Telefon AB	C	C	C
ES	Eversource Energy	C	D	C
FTI	TechnipFMC Plc	C	C	C
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	C	C	C
HIG	Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	C	B	C
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	C	B	C
KO	Coca-Cola Company	D	C	C
KR	Kroger Co.	D	C	C
L	Loews Corporation	C	C	C
MCK	McKesson Corporation	C	B	C
MPLX	MPLX LP	D	C	C
NBL	Noble Energy, Inc.	C	B	C
ORLY	O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.	C	C	C
PSA	Public Storage	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	C	C	C
SPG	Simon Property Group, Inc.	C	C	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	C	C	C
ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc	D	C	C
VIA	Viacom Inc.	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
APTV	Aptiv PLC	B	D	C
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	D	C
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	C	B	C
BCS	Barclays PLC	C	B	C
BWA	BorgWarner Inc.	C	C	C
C	Citigroup Inc.	C	C	C
CAJ	Canon Inc.	C	C	C
CFG	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	C	C	C
FIS	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.	C	B	C
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	C	C	C
FTV	Fortive Corp.	C	C	C
HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	B	C	C
ING	ING Groep NV	C	C	C
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	C	B	C
LLL	L3 Technologies Inc	B	C	C
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	C	C	C
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc	D	C	C
MCD	McDonald’s Corporation	B	D	C
MON	Monsanto Company	B	C	C
MS	Morgan Stanley	C	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	B	D	C
NXPI	NXP Semiconductors NV	D	C	C
PHG	Royal Philips NV	B	D	C
PKG	Packaging Corporation of America	C	C	C
QRTEA	Qurate Retail, Inc.	C	B	C
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc	C	C	C
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	C	C	C
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A.	B	C	C
WRK	WestRock Co.	C	C	C
YNDX	Yandex NV	C	B	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	D	C	D
BX	Blackstone Group L.P.	D	C	D
CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corporation	D	D	D
CMI	Cummins Inc.	D	C	D
CNHI	CNH Industrial NV	D	C	D
CNP	CenterPoint Energy, Inc.	F	B	D
DGX	Quest Diagnostics Inc.	D	C	D
DVMT	Dell Technologies Inc.	D	C	D
IP	International Paper Company	D	B	D
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	D	C	D
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	D	C	D
JD	JD.com, Inc.	D	C	D
LBRDA	Liberty Broadband Corp.	F	B	D
LOW	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.	D	D	D
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	D	C	D
MAS	Masco Corporation	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	D	B	D
MGM	MGM Resorts International	D	C	D
MTD	Mettler-Toledo International Inc.	D	C	D
NTES	NetEase, Inc.	D	D	D
NVS	Novartis AG	D	C	D
PCAR	PACCAR Inc	D	B	D
PNR	Pentair plc	D	C	D
QSR	Restaurant Brands International Inc	D	B	D
RCL	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	D	C	D
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	D	C	D
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	D	C	D
SWKS	Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	D	C	D
UBS	UBS Group AG	D	C	D
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc.	D	C	D
WIT	Wipro Limited	D	D	D