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 48 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
AMP	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	B	B	B
ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	B	C	B
ATUS	Altice USA, Inc. Class A	B	C	B
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	B	C	B
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	B	C	B
OTEX	Open Text Corporation	B	C	B
PGR	Progressive Corporation	B	C	B
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR	B	D	B
TAP.A	Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A	B	C	B
TAP.A	Molson Coors Beverage Company Class A	B	C	B
OTEX	Open Text Corporation	B	C	B
ATUS	Altice USA, Inc. Class A	B	C	B

Upgraded: From Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	D	B	C
MO	Altria Group Inc	D	B	C
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	C	C	C
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	C	B	C
SYY	Sysco Corporation	C	D	C
UL	Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
UN	Unilever NV ADR	D	C	C
VMW	VMware, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
WBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc	D	C	C

Downgraded: From Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
APTV	Aptiv PLC	C	B	C
DRE	Duke Realty Corporation	B	C	C
ENIA	Enel Americas S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
KMX	CarMax, Inc.	B	D	C
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corporation	C	C	C
PEAK	Healthpeak Properties, Inc.	C	A	C
PKI	PerkinElmer, Inc.	C	C	C
RIO	Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
VOD	Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C

Downgraded: From Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACGL	Arch Capital Group Ltd.	D	C	D
AEE	Ameren Corporation	D	C	D
AEP	American Electric Power Company, Inc.	D	C	D
AMX	America Movil SAB de CV	D	D	D
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	D	C	D
BA	Boeing Company	D	D	D
BCS	Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	D	D	D
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation	D	C	D
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
EIX	Edison International	D	C	D
EQR	Equity Residential	D	B	D
FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	D	C	D
GLW	Corning Inc	D	C	D
HES	Hess Corporation	C	D	D
IR	Ingersoll Rand Inc.	D	C	D
LFC	China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.	D	B	D
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	D	D	D
UDR	UDR, Inc.	D	C	D
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	D	C	D
XLNX	Xilinx, Inc.	D	C	D