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 53 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
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	C	B
AXP	American Express Company	B	C	B
EXAS	Exact Sciences Corporation	B	B	B
GOOGL	Alphabet Inc. Class A	B	C	B
IX	ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
LFC	China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sponsored	C	A	B
LH	Laboratory Corporation of America	B	C	B
LSXMB	Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty	B	C	B
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	B	C	B
MTN	Vail Resorts, Inc.	B	C	B
PNW	Pinnacle West Capital Corporation	B	C	B
PYPL	PayPal Holdings Inc	B	C	B
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMTD	TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation	D	B	C
BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B	D	C	C
CEO	CNOOC Limited Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
CI	Cigna Corporation	D	C	C
CRM	salesforce.com, inc.	C	C	C
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
MS	Morgan Stanley	D	C	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	C	F	C
ORAN	Orange SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
SCHW	Charles Schwab Corporation	D	B	C
STZ.B	Constellation Brands, Inc. Class B	C	B	C
SU	Suncor Energy Inc.	C	D	C
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B	C	D	C
VLO	Valero Energy Corporation	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ARNC	Arconic, Inc.	B	C	C
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	C	C	C
CBRE	CBRE Group, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
DIS	Walt Disney Company	B	C	C
DISCB	Discovery, Inc. Class B	C	C	C
IEX	IDEX Corporation	C	C	C
LSXMA	Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty	B	C	C
MAS	Masco Corporation	B	C	C
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd.	B	C	C
TM	Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
WPP	WPP Plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AMX	America Movil SAB de CV Sponsored	D	C	D
AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	D	C	D
BBD	Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.	D	B	D
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	D	C	D
CMI	Cummins Inc.	D	C	D
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	D	C	D
ITUB	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Sponsored	D	B	D
KEY	KeyCorp	D	C	D
NBL	Noble Energy, Inc.	D	D	D
NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	D	C	D
PBR	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	D	C	D
WBK	Westpac Banking Corp Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
XYL	Xylem Inc.	D	D	D