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 137 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
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	B	C	B
AKAM	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	A	C	B
APC	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	B	C	B
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	C	B
BK	Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	B	C	B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	B	C	B
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources Limited	B	B	B
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	B	B	B
ERIC	LM Ericsson Telefon AB	B	C	B
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	B	B	B
FDC	First Data Corporation	B	B	B
FIS	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.	B	C	B
FMC	FMC Corporation	C	A	B
FTV	Fortive Corp.	B	C	B
HCA	HCA Healthcare Inc	B	C	B
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	B	B	B
IMO	Imperial Oil Limited	B	B	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
LLL	L3 Technologies Inc	B	C	B
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	B	C	B
MRO	Marathon Oil Corporation	B	B	B
MS	Morgan Stanley	B	B	B
OKE	ONEOK, Inc.	A	B	B
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc	B	C	B
SNP	China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	B	C	B
SSL	Sasol Limited	B	C	B
SYF	Synchrony Financial	B	C	B
TS	Tenaris S.A.	B	B	B
VMW	VMware, Inc.	B	D	B
YNDX	Yandex NV	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BG	Bunge Limited	C	D	C
CNHI	CNH Industrial NV	C	B	C
CQP	Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.	C	B	C
DVMT	Dell Technologies Inc	C	C	C
IT	Gartner, Inc.	C	C	C
MOS	Mosaic Company	C	C	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	C	B	C
PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	D	C	C
PTR	PetroChina Company Limited	C	C	C
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	C	C	C
VIAB	Viacom Inc.	D	B	C
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	D	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALL	Allstate Corporation	C	C	C
AMX	America Movil SAB de CV	C	C	C
AON	Aon plc	C	B	C
AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	C	C	C
BBD	Banco Bradesco S.A. Pfd	D	C	C
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	D	C
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	C	C	C
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.	C	C	C
CBOE	Cboe Global Markets Inc	C	B	C
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	C	C	C
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	B	C	C
CXO	Concho Resources Inc.	C	B	C
DHR	Danaher Corporation	C	C	C
DISCB	Discovery, Inc.	B	D	C
DOV	Dover Corporation	B	D	C
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	C
ENIA	Enel Americas S.A.	C	B	C
ESRX	Express Scripts Holding Company	C	C	C
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	B	C	C
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	C	C	C
FTS	Fortis Inc.	B	C	C
GYRO	Gyrodyne LLC	C	C	C
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	C	B	C
HD	Home Depot, Inc.	B	C	C
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	B	C	C
HSBC	HSBC Holdings plc	B	D	C
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	B	C	C
IHG	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC	C	C	C
ITUB	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Pfd	C	C	C
KB	KB Financial Group Inc.	C	C	C
KSU	Kansas City Southern	B	D	C
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	D	C	C
ORAN	Orange SA	C	C	C
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	B	C	C
PUK	Prudential plc	C	C	C
RENX	RELX NV	C	C	C
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings Plc	C	C	C
SMFG	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	C	B	C
SNN	Smith & Nephew PLC	D	C	C
SYK	Stryker Corporation	B	C	C
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	C	C
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.	C	C	C
TU	TELUS Corporation	B	C	C
UL	Unilever PLC	C	C	C
UN	Unilever NV ADR	C	C	C
VAR	Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	C	C	C
VOD	Vodafone Group Plc	C	C	C
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	C	C	C
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	C	C	C
WYN	Wyndham Worldwide Corporation	C	D	C
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	F	C	D
BBVA	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.	D	B	D
BLL	Ball Corporation	F	B	D
CAJ	Canon Inc.	D	C	D
CCE	Coca-Cola European Partners Plc	D	C	D
CCL.U	Carnival Corporation	D	C	D
CHD	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	D	C	D
COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	D	C	D
COTY	Coty Inc.	D	C	D
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	D	C	D
DTE	DTE Energy Company	D	C	D
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	D	C	D
ED	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	D	C	D
EQIX	Equinix, Inc.	D	C	D
ES	Eversource Energy	D	D	D
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	D	D	D
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	D	C	D
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	D	C	D
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV	D	D	D
FTI	TechnipFMC Plc	D	D	D
GD	General Dynamics Corporation	D	C	D
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	D	D	D
HON	Honeywell International Inc.	D	C	D
ING	ING Groep NV	F	B	D
KMX	CarMax, Inc.	D	D	D
KO	Coca-Cola Company	F	C	D
KR	Kroger Co.	D	B	D
L	Loews Corporation	D	C	D
LNC	Lincoln National Corporation	D	C	D
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group plc	D	C	D
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	D	C	D
PRGO	Perrigo Co. Plc	D	D	D
SAN	Banco Santander S.A.	D	C	D
SHG	Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.	D	C	D
SHPG	Shire PLC	D	C	D
SJM	J. M. Smucker Company	D	B	D
SJR	Shaw Communications Inc.	D	C	D
SNAP	Snap, Inc.	D	C	D
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	D	D	D
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A.	D	D	D
UAL	United Continental Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D
ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc	D	B	D
WAT	Waters Corporation	D	C	D
WLTW	Willis Towers Watson Plc	D	D	D