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
AGN	Allergan plc	B	C	B
AGR	Avangrid, Inc.	B	C	B
AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	B	B	B
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	C	B
CBRE	CBRE Group, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	B	C	B
HOLX	Hologic, Inc.	B	B	B
KKR	KKR & Co. Inc. Class A	B	C	B
OKE	ONEOK, Inc.	B	C	B
PNC	PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	B	C	B
SPLK	Splunk Inc.	B	C	B
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	B	C	B
WDC	Western Digital Corporation	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	D	B	C
BIIB	Biogen Inc.	D	B	C
BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B	D	C	C
DB	Deutsche Bank AG	C	D	C
DLTR	Dollar Tree, Inc.	C	C	C
ELAN	Elanco Animal Health, Inc.	C	C	C
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	D	B	C
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.	D	C	C
L	Loews Corporation	C	D	C
LYG	Lloyds Banking Group	C	C	C
MGM	MGM Resorts International	C	C	C
MTB	M&T Bank Corporation	D	C	C
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.	D	C	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	C	F	C
PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	C	C	C
PUK	Prudential plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
RBS	Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc	C	D	C
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	D	C	C
SQ	Square, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
VFC	V.F. Corporation	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AZO	AutoZone, Inc.	B	C	C
BR	Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.	C	D	C
ENIA	Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
IEX	IDEX Corporation	C	C	C
KEYS	Keysight Technologies Inc	C	B	C
LIN	Linde plc	C	C	C
MFC	Manulife Financial Corporation	C	C	C
MKL	Markel Corporation	C	C	C
MO	Altria Group Inc	C	D	C
NCLH	Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.	C	C	C
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	B	C	C
RIO	Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
SYK	Stryker Corporation	B	C	C
TMO	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	C	C	C
VIV	Telefonica Brasil S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd	B	D	C
VRSN	VeriSign, Inc.	B	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABEV	Ambev SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
ANTM	Anthem, Inc.	D	B	D
APH	Amphenol Corporation Class A	D	C	D
APTV	Aptiv PLC	D	C	D
BBDO	Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	B	D
BBL	BHP Group Plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc.	D	C	D
BMO	Bank of Montreal	D	C	D
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	D	C	D
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	D	C	D
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	D	C	D
EXPE	Expedia Group, Inc.	D	C	D
GD	General Dynamics Corporation	D	C	D
GWW	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	D	D	D
HES	Hess Corporation	D	C	D
ORAN	Orange SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
REG	Regency Centers Corporation	D	C	D
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	D	C	D
SJR	Shaw Communications Inc. Class B	D	D	D
TEL	TE Connectivity Ltd.	D	C	D
TFC	Truist Financial Corporation	D	C	D
UHS	Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B	D	D	D
UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B	D	C	D
WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	D	C	D