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 103 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
BBDO	Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
BBVA	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
CBOE	Cboe Global Markets Inc	C	B	C
CFG	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	C	C	C
DRI	Darden Restaurants, Inc.	B	C	C
DXCM	DexCom, Inc.	C	B	C
EA	Electronic Arts Inc.	C	C	C
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
EIX	Edison International	B	C	C
FAST	Fastenal Company	C	C	C
FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	B	C	C
JCI	Johnson Controls International plc	C	B	C
MELI	MercadoLibre, Inc.	C	B	C
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	C	C	C
REG	Regency Centers Corporation	B	C	C
RELX	RELX PLC Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
TD	Toronto-Dominion Bank	C	C	C
TTD	Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
UI	Ubiquiti Inc.	B	D	C
VIV	Telefonica Brasil SA Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
VMC	Vulcan Materials Company	C	C	C
WFC	Wells Fargo & Company	B	D	C
WSO	Watsco, Inc.	B	C	C

	Upgraded: Hold to Buy
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABB	ABB Ltd. Shs Sponsored American Depositary Receipt Repr 1 Sh	B	C	B
ADI	Analog Devices, Inc.	B	C	B
ASX	ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
ATVI	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	B	C	B
BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	B	C	B
BUD	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
CAJ	Canon Inc. Sponsored ADR	B	D	B
CSX	CSX Corporation	B	B	B
DD	DuPont de Nemours, Inc.	B	C	B
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	B	B	B
FMX	Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	B	C	B
FTNT	Fortinet, Inc.	B	B	B
GFI	Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
GIB	CGI Inc. Class A	B	C	B
HPQ	HP Inc.	B	C	B
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	B	C	B
MCHP	Microchip Technology Incorporated	B	B	B
MKL	Markel Corporation	B	D	B
MTD	Mettler-Toledo International Inc.	B	C	B
NGG	National Grid plc Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	B	C	B
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	B	B	B
PHM	PulteGroup, Inc.	B	C	B
RGEN	Repligen Corporation	B	C	B
ROP	Roper Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
SCCO	Southern Copper Corporation	B	C	B
SHG	Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
TRP	TC Energy Corporation	B	C	B
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	B	C	B
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B

	Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	D	B	D
BGNE	BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
BIDU	Baidu Inc Sponsored ADR Class A	D	C	D
EQR	Equity Residential	D	C	D
FOXA	Fox Corporation Class A	D	C	D
NTES	Netease Inc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
PLUG	Plug Power Inc.	D	D	D
RBLX	Roblox Corp. Class A	D	D	D
STE	STERIS Plc	C	D	D
XP	XP Inc. Class A	D	B	D

	Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALC	Alcon AG	C	C	C
ANSS	ANSYS, Inc.	D	C	C
BALL	Ball Corporation	D	C	C
BAM	Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A	C	C	C
BEN	Franklin Resources, Inc.	C	D	C
BNS	Bank of Nova Scotia	C	C	C
CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corporation	C	D	C
COO	Cooper Companies, Inc.	C	C	C
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A	D	C	C
DLR	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	C	B	C
DT	Dynatrace, Inc.	D	C	C
EFX	Equifax Inc.	C	C	C
FOX	Fox Corporation Class B	D	C	C
GFL	GFL Environmental Inc	C	D	C
GOLD	Barrick Gold Corporation	C	C	C
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	C	D	C
IDXX	IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.	C	C	C
KKR	KKR & Co Inc	C	D	C
LOGI	Logitech International S.A.	C	C	C
MAS	Masco Corporation	C	D	C
MCO	Moody's Corporation	C	D	C
MKTX	MarketAxess Holdings Inc.	C	C	C
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	C	C	C
NEM	Newmont Corporation	C	C	C
NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	C	C	C
NMR	Nomura Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
POOL	Pool Corporation	D	C	C
RYAAY	Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
SAP	SAP SE Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
SPGI	S&P Global, Inc.	C	C	C
SPLK	Splunk Inc.	D	B	C
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	C	C	C
TFC	Truist Financial Corporation	C	C	C
TRMB	Trimble Inc.	C	C	C
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	C	C	C
TYL	Tyler Technologies, Inc.	D	C	C
UMC	United Microelectronics Corp. Sponsored ADR	D	B	C
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	C	D	C
WPP	WPP Plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	C