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 65 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
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	C	B
BX	Blackstone Group L.P.	C	B	B
CNAC	Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.	B	C	B
ETP	Energy Transfer Partners LP	B	C	B
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corp.	B	B	B
HRL	Hormel Foods Corp.	B	C	B
IHG	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC	B	C	B
SSL	Sasol Limited	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALL	Allstate Corp.	D	C	C
BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc.	D	C	C
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	C	C	C
DE	Deere & Company	D	C	C
HCP	HCP, Inc.	D	C	C
IRM	Iron Mountain, Inc.	D	C	C
ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	D	C	C
SAP	SAP SE	C	C	C
TFX	Teleflex Inc.	C	D	C
UL	Unilever PLC	D	C	C
VIA	Viacom Inc.	C	C	C
VNO	Vornado Realty Trust	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BAC	Bank of America Corp	C	C	C
BBL	BHP Billiton Plc	C	C	C
BCAC	Bison Capital Acquisition Corp.	C	C	C
BHP	BHP Billiton Limited	C	C	C
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	B	D	C
DVMT	Dell Technologies Inc.	C	C	C
DXC	DXC Technology Co.	C	C	C
ETR	Entergy Corp.	B	D	C
HTHT	Huazhu Group Ltd.	C	C	C
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	B	D	C
MPLX	MPLX LP	C	B	C
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd.	C	C	C
QRVO	Qorvo, Inc.	C	C	C
RHT	Red Hat, Inc.	C	B	C
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	C	C	C
SHOP	Shopify, Inc.	C	B	C
VMW	VMware, Inc.	C	B	C
WCN	Waste Connections, Inc.	B	C	C
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEG	AEGON N.V. ADR	D	B	D
AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	D	C	D
AMT	American Tower Corp.	D	D	D
APTV	Aptiv PLC	D	D	D
BCH	Banco de Chile	D	C	D
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	D	C	D
BSAC	Banco Santander-Chile	D	C	D
BXP	Boston Properties, Inc.	D	C	D
EDU	New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.	D	C	D
EMN	Eastman Chemical Company	D	C	D
EQIX	Equinix, Inc.	D	C	D
FCAU	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.	D	C	D
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.	D	B	D
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	D	C	D
IBN	ICICI Bank Limited	D	D	D
INVH	Invitation Homes, Inc.	D	C	D
JAZZ	Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc	D	C	D
KSU	Kansas City Southern	D	C	D
LH	Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings	D	C	D
LRCX	Lam Research Corp.	D	B	D
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	D	C	D
MGA	Magna International Inc.	D	C	D
PHG	Royal Philips NV	D	C	D
QSR	Restaurant Brands International Inc	F	C	D
SBAC	SBA Communications Corp.	D	D	D
STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc.	D	C	D