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 81 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: Hold to Buy

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	B	C	B
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	B	C	B
AOS	A. O. Smith Corporation	B	C	B
AU	Anglogold Ashanti PLC	B	B	B
AZO	AutoZone, Inc.	B	C	B
BAP	Credicorp Ltd.	B	C	B
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	B	C	B
BKR	Baker Hughes Company Class A	B	C	B
CMI	Cummins Inc.	B	B	B
CMS	CMS Energy Corporation	B	C	B
CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc.	B	C	B
DINO	HF Sinclair Corporation	B	C	B
DOV	Dover Corporation	B	B	B
E	Eni S.p.A. Sponsored ADR	B	D	B
ERIC	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B	B	C	B
FOX	Fox Corporation Class B	B	C	B
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	B	C	B
GLW	Corning Inc	B	B	B
GM	General Motors Company	B	B	B
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	B	C	B
HPQ	HP Inc.	B	D	B
IFF	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	B	C	B
INTU	Intuit Inc.	B	C	B
LNG	Cheniere Energy, Inc.	B	D	B
MMM	3M Company	B	C	B
NI	NiSource Inc	B	C	B
NOW	ServiceNow, Inc.	B	B	B
ORCL	Oracle Corporation	B	C	B
ORLY	O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.	B	D	B
PAYX	Paychex, Inc.	B	C	B
RIO	Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
RJF	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	B	C	B
STZ	Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A	B	B	B
VOD	Vodafone Group Plc Sponsored ADR	B	C	B

Downgraded: Buy to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BLD	TopBuild Corp.	C	C	C
CARR	Carrier Global Corp.	C	C	C
DDOG	Datadog Inc Class A	C	B	C
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	C	B	C
LEN.B	Lennar Corporation Class B	C	C	C
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	C	B	C
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	C	B	C
NVR	NVR, Inc.	C	B	C
PFGC	Performance Food Group Co	B	C	C
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.	B	C	C
SYK	Stryker Corporation	C	B	C
TOL	Toll Brothers, Inc.	C	B	C
TTD	Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
WLK	Westlake Corporation	B	C	C

Upgraded: Sell to Hold

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACN	Accenture Plc Class A	C	C	C
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	C	C	C
BHP	BHP Group Ltd Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 2 Shs	D	C	C
CHWY	Chewy, Inc. Class A	D	A	C
CPT	Camden Property Trust	D	B	C
CTVA	Corteva Inc	C	C	C
DOC	Healthpeak Properties, Inc.	C	D	C
ELS	Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.	D	B	C
EVRG	Evergy, Inc.	C	C	C
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	C	C	C
JD	JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	D	C	C
KHC	Kraft Heinz Company	C	C	C
NOK	Nokia Oyj Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	C	C	C
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	D	B	C
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	C	C	C
UDR	UDR, Inc.	D	B	C
UMC	United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
WEC	WEC Energy Group Inc	C	C	C
ZBRA	Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A	C	C	C

Downgraded: Hold to Sell

Symbol	Company	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	D	C	D
ACI	Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A	D	C	D
BLDR	Builders FirstSource, Inc.	D	C	D
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
CNI	Canadian National Railway Company	D	C	D
EQT	EQT Corporation	D	D	D
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
FND	Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A	D	C	D
FTNT	Fortinet, Inc.	D	C	D
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	D	C	D
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	D	C	D
RMD	ResMed Inc.	D	B	D
Z	Zillow Group, Inc. Class C	D	C	D

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