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 85 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:

	Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACI	Albertsons Companies, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
ARES	Ares Management Corporation	B	C	C
BCE	BCE Inc.	B	C	C
CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	B	D	C
CMI	Cummins Inc.	C	B	C
CTXS	Citrix Systems, Inc.	C	B	C
DDOG	Datadog Inc Class A	C	B	C
DE	Deere & Company	C	C	C
DEO	Diageo plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
EPAM	EPAM Systems, Inc.	C	C	C
FTS	Fortis Inc.	B	C	C
J	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	C	C	C
MDLZ	Mondelez International, Inc. Class A	B	C	C
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	B	D	C
MKC.V	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	B	D	C
MLM	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	C	C	C
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	C	C	C
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	C	C	C
PG	Procter & Gamble Company	B	C	C
RACE	Ferrari NV	C	C	C
RELX	RELX PLC Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
RY	Royal Bank of Canada	C	C	C
SCI	Service Corporation International	B	C	C
SNY	Sanofi Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
STE	STERIS Plc	C	C	C
TCOM	Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR	B	D	C
TRI	Thomson Reuters Corporation	B	D	C
TSN	Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A	B	C	C
URI	United Rentals, Inc.	C	B	C

	Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AXP	American Express Company	B	C	B
BEKE	KE Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A	B	D	B
CAJ	Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
EQH	Equitable Holdings, Inc.	B	B	B
FICO	Fair Isaac Corporation	B	C	B
INVH	Invitation Homes, Inc.	B	B	B
IQV	IQVIA Holdings Inc	B	C	B
KIM	Kimco Realty Corporation	B	D	B
L	Loews Corporation	B	D	B
LAMR	Lamar Advertising Company Class A	B	C	B
MAA	Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	B	C	B
PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	B	C	B

	Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AKAM	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	D	C	D
AMZN	Amazon.com, Inc.	C	D	D
APP	AppLovin Corp. Class A	C	D	D
ASML	ASML Holding NV ADR	D	C	D
BK	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	D	C	D
BNTX	BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
CDAY	Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.	D	B	D
CG	Carlyle Group Inc	D	C	D
CRH	CRH Plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	D	D	D
FDX	FedEx Corporation	D	D	D
FNF	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group	D	C	D
FRC	First Republic Bank	D	C	D
GSK	GSK plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
ING	ING Groep NV Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
JHX	James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
LH	Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	D	C	D
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
MSCI	MSCI Inc. Class A	D	C	D
SONY	Sony Group Corporation Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
U	Unity Software, Inc.	D	C	D
UHAL	AMERCO	D	C	D
UL	Unilever PLC Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
USB	U.S. Bancorp	D	C	D
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	D	C	D
WAT	Waters Corporation	D	C	D
WBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	D	D	D
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	D	C	D
YUM	Yum! Brands, Inc.	D	D	D

	Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AEM	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	D	C	C
ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	D	C	C
ASX	ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	B	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	C	C	C
GE	General Electric Company	D	C	C
LSXMA	Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty SiriusXM	C	C	C
LSXMB	Liberty Media Corp. Series B Liberty SiriusXM	C	C	C
LSXMK	Liberty Media Corp. Series C Liberty SiriusXM	C	C	C
NWS	News Corporation Class B	D	C	C
NWSA	News Corporation Class A	D	C	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	C	C	C
SIVB	SVB Financial Group	C	D	C
UDR	UDR, Inc.	C	D	C
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	C	C	C
WDC	Western Digital Corporation	C	D	C