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 79 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 Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AKAM	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
ALC	Alcon AG	B	C	B
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	B	C	B
APP	AppLovin Corp. Class A	B	B	B
ASML	ASML Holding NV ADR	B	B	B
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	B	C	B
CFLT	Confluent Inc Class A	B	C	B
CHKP	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	B	B	B
CME	CME Group Inc. Class A	B	C	B
CMI	Cummins Inc.	B	C	B
CRM	Salesforce, Inc.	B	B	B
CSGP	CoStar Group, Inc.	B	B	B
DELL	Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C	B	C	B
EQIX	Equinix, Inc.	B	C	B
FLT	FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc.	B	C	B
FNF	Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group	B	C	B
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. Class C	B	B	B
GOOGL	Alphabet Inc. Class A	B	B	B
HUM	Humana Inc.	B	C	B
JHX	James Hardie Industries PLC Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	B	C	B
KKR	KKR & Co Inc	B	C	B
MA	Mastercard Incorporated Class A	B	C	B
MRVL	Marvell Technology, Inc.	B	C	B
MSCI	MSCI Inc. Class A	B	C	B
NUE	Nucor Corporation	B	C	B
SGEN	Seagen, Inc.	B	D	B
SRPT	Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	B	C	B
STE	STERIS plc	B	B	B
VTRS	Viatris, Inc.	B	C	B
WMG	Warner Music Group Corp. Class A	B	B	B
WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	B	C	B
ZTS	Zoetis, Inc. Class A	B	B	B

	Downgraded: Buy to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BBDO	Banco Bradesco S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
BGNE	BeiGene Ltd Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
CI	Cigna Group	C	C	C
EC	Ecopetrol SA Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	B	C	C
HEI	HEICO Corporation	C	C	C
HEI.A	HEICO Corporation Class A	C	C	C
IBN	ICICI Bank Limited Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
IX	ORIX Corporation Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
JCI	Johnson Controls International plc	C	B	C
MAS	Masco Corporation	C	C	C
MDB	MongoDB, Inc. Class A	C	B	C
MO	Altria Group, Inc.	B	C	C
RSG	Republic Services, Inc.	C	C	C
SPG	Simon Property Group, Inc.	B	C	C
TTD	Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	C	C	C

	Upgraded: Sell to Hold
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	D	C	C
BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation Class B	D	C	C
CG	Carlyle Group Inc	C	C	C
CHTR	Charter Communications, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
DEO	Diageo plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
EBR	Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA-Eletrobras Sponsored ADR	D	C	C
ED	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	C	C	C
GEN	Gen Digital Inc.	D	B	C
GSK	GSK plc Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
INCY	Incyte Corporation	D	B	C
NGG	National Grid plc Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
NKE	NIKE, Inc. Class B	C	C	C
TDY	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	C	C	C
TEAM	Atlassian Corp Class A	C	C	C
TECH	Bio-Techne Corporation	D	C	C
TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
WIT	Wipro Limited Sponsored ADR	D	C	C

	Downgraded: Hold to Sell
Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ALB	Albemarle Corporation	D	B	D
ALL	Allstate Corporation	D	D	D
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	D	B	D
CFG	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	D	C	D
CPB	Campbell Soup Company	D	C	D
CTVA	Corteva Inc	D	C	D
DVN	Devon Energy Corporation	D	D	D
HST	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	D	C	D
RCI	Rogers Communications Inc. Class B	D	D	D
UDR	UDR, Inc.	F	A	D
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	D	C	D
WTW	Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company	D	C	D