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 111 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
ABC	AmerisourceBergen Corporation	B	B	B
ABEV	Ambev SA Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
BIO	Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
BXP	Boston Properties, Inc.	B	B	B
CBRE	CBRE Group, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
ERIC	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B	B	C	B
FMC	FMC Corporation	B	C	B
GMAB	Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. Class C	C	B	B
HD	Home Depot, Inc.	B	C	B
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	B	C	B
LOW	Lowe’s Companies, Inc.	B	C	B
MAS	Masco Corporation	B	C	B
MCK	McKesson Corporation	B	C	B
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	A	C	B
MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	B	B	B
NGG	National Grid plc Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corporation	B	B	B
NOK	Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	B	C	B
OKE	ONEOK, Inc.	B	C	B
PHG	Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
SHW	Sherwin-Williams Company	B	C	B
SNAP	Snap, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
SYY	Sysco Corporation	B	B	B
TRU	TransUnion	B	B	B
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	B	C	B
ZTO	ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	B	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
DGX	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	C	C	C
FCAU	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.	C	C	C
K	Kellogg Company	C	C	C
LEN.B	Lennar Corporation Class B	C	B	C
MKL	Markel Corporation	C	B	C
SIRI	Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
SPOT	Spotify Technology SA	C	C	C
STM	STMicroelectronics NV ADR RegS	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAP	Advance Auto Parts, Inc.	C	C	C
AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	C	C	C
ANET	Arista Networks, Inc.	C	B	C
APH	Amphenol Corporation Class A	C	C	C
BAP	Credicorp Ltd.	C	C	C
BBT	BB&T Corporation	C	C	C
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	C	D	C
BF.A	Brown-Forman Corporation Class A	C	B	C
CERN	Cerner Corporation	B	C	C
CHL	China Mobile Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	B	D	C
DISH	DISH Network Corporation Class A	C	C	C
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	C	C	C
ENB	Enbridge Inc.	C	B	C
ETN	Eaton Corp. Plc	C	C	C
EXPE	Expedia Group, Inc.	C	B	C
GLW	Corning Inc	C	D	C
HCA	HCA Healthcare Inc	C	D	C
IT	Gartner, Inc.	C	B	C
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	C	C	C
KSU	Kansas City Southern	B	C	C
L	Loews Corporation	C	B	C
LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	B	D	C
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	C	B	C
NKE	NIKE, Inc. Class B	B	C	C
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	B	C	C
NTES	NetEase, Inc. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
OTEX	Open Text Corporation	C	B	C
PAA	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	C	B	C
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	C	B	C
PFG	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	C	C	C
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.	B	C	C
PPG	PPG Industries, Inc.	B	C	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	B	C	C
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	C	C	C
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	B	C	C
SLF	Sun Life Financial Inc.	C	C	C
SSNC	SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.	D	B	C
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	C	C	C
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	B	D	C
TU	TELUS Corporation	B	C	C
VALE	Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	D	C
VAR	Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	C	C	C
XYL	Xylem Inc.	C	C	C
YNDX	Yandex NV Class A	B	D	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AAL	American Airlines Group, Inc.	D	C	D
ALGN	Align Technology, Inc.	D	B	D
AMX	America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L	D	B	D
BSAC	Banco Santander-Chile Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
BTI	British American Tobacco PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
CNHI	CNH Industrial NV	D	C	D
CTXS	Citrix Systems, Inc.	F	C	D
DPZ	Domino’s Pizza, Inc.	D	C	D
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	D	C	D
ET	Energy Transfer, L.P.	D	C	D
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	D	C	D
FTV	Fortive Corp.	D	C	D
HPE	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.	D	C	D
HSBC	HSBC Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	D	C	D
MPLX	MPLX LP	D	C	D
PSX	Phillips 66	D	C	D
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
RDS.A	Royal Dutch Shell Plc Sponsored ADR Class A	D	C	D
SCCO	Southern Copper Corporation	D	C	D
SKM	SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
SPG	Simon Property Group, Inc.	D	C	D
SUZ	Suzano SA Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
TECK	Teck Resources Limited Class B	D	D	D
TEF	Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
TSLA	Tesla Inc	D	D	D
WES	Western Midstream Partners LP	D	C	D
WMB	Williams Companies, Inc.	D	B	D