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 74 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
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	B	B	B
ADSK	Autodesk, Inc.	B	B	B
AME	AMETEK, Inc.	B	C	B
ATO	Atmos Energy Corporation	B	D	B
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	B	B
BBL	BHP Billiton Plc	B	C	B
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	C	B
BHP	BHP Billiton Limited	B	C	B
BMO	Bank of Montreal	B	C	B
CA	CA, Inc.	B	C	B
CCI	Crown Castle International Corp	B	C	B
CLX	Clorox Company	B	C	B
CNAC	Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.	B	C	B
CTL	CenturyLink, Inc.	B	B	B
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	B
FANG	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	B	C	B
GPN	Global Payments Inc.	B	C	B
HAS	Hasbro, Inc.	B	C	B
IEP	Icahn Enterprises L.P.	B	C	B
IHG	InterContinental Hotels Group PLC	B	C	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
K	Kellogg Company	B	B	B
PAA	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	B	D	B
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	B	C	B
RACE	Ferrari NV	B	C	B
SHOP	Shopify, Inc.	B	B	B
SSL	Sasol Limited	B	C	B
SYK	Stryker Corporation	B	C	B
TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited	B	C	B
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	B	C	B
TOT	Total SA	B	C	B
UTX	United Technologies Corporation	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMT	American Tower Corporation	C	D	C
BCH	Banco de Chile	C	C	C
BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc.	D	C	C
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	C	C	C
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation	C	D	C
EQR	Equity Residential	C	C	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	D	C	C
HOLX	Hologic, Inc.	D	C	C
HSIC	Henry Schein, Inc.	C	C	C
KO	Coca-Cola Company	D	B	C
MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	C	C	C
NOK	Nokia Oyj	C	C	C
PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	C	C	C
SBAC	SBA Communications Corp.	C	D	C
SBUX	Starbucks Corporation	C	C	C
TRV	Travelers Companies, Inc.	C	D	C
UL	Unilever PLC	D	C	C
UN	Unilever NV ADR	D	C	C
VIA	Viacom Inc.	C	C	C
XOM	Exxon Mobil Corporation	C	D	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AFG	American Financial Group, Inc.	C	C	C
AMTD	TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation	C	B	C
BAC	Bank of America Corp	C	C	C
CBRE	CBRE Group, Inc.	C	C	C
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	C	C	C
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	C	C	C
JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	C	C	C
KEY	KeyCorp	C	C	C
LDOS	Leidos Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	C	C	C
NOV	National Oilwell Varco, Inc.	C	C	C
RHT	Red Hat, Inc.	C	C	C
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BMRN	BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.	D	B	D
CVX	Chevron Corporation	D	C	D
KLAC	KLA-Tencor Corporation	D	B	D
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	C	D	D
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd.	D	D	D
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	D	C	D
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	D	C	D
WLK	Westlake Chemical Corporation	D	C	D
YUMC	Yum China Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D