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 85 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
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	B	C	B
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	B	B	B
AME	AMETEK, Inc.	B	C	B
APH	Amphenol Corp.	B	C	B
AXP	American Express Company	B	C	B
AZN	Astrazeneca PLC	A	C	B
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	B	C	B
BSX	Boston Scientific Corp.	B	B	B
CE	Celanese Corp.	B	B	B
CNI	Canadian National Railway Company	B	C	B
DHI	D.R. Horton, Inc.	B	B	B
DHR	Danaher Corp.	B	C	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
LDOS	Leidos Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
NOV	National Oilwell Varco, Inc.	B	C	B
QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	B	B	B
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
SGEN	Seattle Genetics, Inc.	B	C	B
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	C	B
WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	B	C	B
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	B	C	B
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited	B	C	B
YNDX	Yandex NV	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	D	B	C
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	D	C	C
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	C	C	C
ASX	ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.	D	C	C
BMO	Bank of Montreal	C	C	C
BX	Blackstone Group L.P.	C	B	C
C	Citigroup Inc.	D	B	C
CNHI	CNH Industrial NV	D	B	C
DAL	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	C	D	C
ES	Eversource Energy	C	D	C
FDX	FedEx Corp.	C	C	C
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	C	D	C
HAS	Hasbro, Inc.	C	C	C
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	C	C	C
IR	Ingersoll-Rand Plc	C	C	C
IX	ORIX Corp.	C	C	C
KSU	Kansas City Southern	C	C	C
MPLX	MPLX LP	D	B	C
MS	Morgan Stanley	D	B	C
PRGO	Perrigo Co. Plc	C	C	C
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	C	C	C
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	C	C	C
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc.	C	C	C
UL	Unilever PLC	C	C	C
UTX	United Technologies Corp.	C	C	C
WAT	Waters Corp.	D	C	C
WPZ	Williams Partners, L.P.	C	D	C
XLNX	Xilinx, Inc.	C	C	C
YUMC	Yum China Holdings, Inc.	D	B	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	C	C	C
ALLY	Ally Financial Inc	C	B	C
BIDU	Baidu, Inc.	D	B	C
CDNS	Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	C	B	C
EA	Electronic Arts Inc.	C	C	C
FCAU	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.	B	C	C
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	C	C	C
HDB	HDFC Bank Limited	B	C	C
HRL	Hormel Foods Corp.	C	C	C
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	C	B	C
KTOV	Kitov Pharma Ltd.	C	C	C
LEA	Lear Corp.	C	C	C
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	C	C	C
MKL	Markel Corp.	C	D	C
TECK	Teck Resources Limited	B	C	C
TRGP	Targa Resources Corp.	B	C	C
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	C	A	C
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	C	C	C
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	B	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BVXV	BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	F	C	D
BXP	Boston Properties, Inc.	D	C	D
DIS	Walt Disney Company	D	C	D
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	D	C	D
LH	Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings	D	C	D
MAA	Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	D	D	D
NEM	Newmont Mining Corp.	D	C	D
REG	Regency Centers Corp.	D	C	D
RELX	RELX PLC	D	C	D
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	D	C	D
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings Plc	D	C	D
SYF	Synchrony Financial	D	B	D
TSN	Tyson Foods, Inc.	D	C	D
TU	TELUS Corp.	D	C	D