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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 Stock Grader recommendations for 160 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: Strong to Very Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	A	C	A
AEE	Ameren Corporation	A	C	A
ALL	Allstate Corporation	A	B	A
COKE	Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.	A	C	A
EMA	Emera Incorporated	A	C	A
EVRG	Evergy, Inc.	A	C	A
FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	A	C	A
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	A	B	A
INCY	Incyte Corporation	A	B	A
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	A	B	A
OHI	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	A	C	A
OVV	Ovintiv Inc	A	C	A
PNW	Pinnacle West Capital Corp	A	C	A
STT	State Street Corporation	A	C	A
VIK	Viking Holdings Ltd	A	C	A
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	A	C	A
WELL	Welltower Inc.	A	B	A
WMB	Williams Companies, Inc.	A	B	A
WTS	Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A	A	B	A

Downgraded: Very Strong to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ARW	Arrow Electronics, Inc.	B	B	B
ASML	ASML Holding NV Sponsored ADR	A	B	B
CASY	Casey's General Stores, Inc.	A	B	B
CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc.	A	B	B
CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	A	C	B
EQNR	Equinor ASA Sponsored ADR	A	B	B
ESLT	Elbit Systems Ltd	A	B	B
MFG	Mizuho Financial Group Inc Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MOD	Modine Manufacturing Company	A	B	B
NBIS	Nebius Group N.V. Class A	A	B	B
PBR	Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
RIO	Rio Tinto plc Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
SMTC	Semtech Corporation	A	C	B
STM	STMicroelectronics NV Sponsored ADR RegS	A	C	B
TJX	TJX Companies Inc	A	B	B
TS	Tenaris S.A. Sponsored ADR	A	C	B
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	A	B	B
TTE	TotalEnergies SE	A	B	B

Upgraded: Neutral to Strong

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ACGL	Arch Capital Group Ltd.	B	C	B
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	B	C	B
AR	Antero Resources Corporation	B	C	B
AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	B	C	B
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	B	C	B
EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	B	C	B
FHN	First Horizon Corporation	B	C	B
FITB	Fifth Third Bancorp	B	D	B
HIG	Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.	B	C	B
HSY	Hershey Company	B	B	B
ILMN	Illumina, Inc.	B	C	B
IRM	Iron Mountain, Inc.	B	B	B
LTM	LATAM Airlines Group SA Sponsored ADR	B	B	B
MEDP	Medpace Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
MGM	MGM Resorts International	B	C	B
NTRA	Natera, Inc.	B	C	B
O	Realty Income Corporation	B	C	B
ORI	Old Republic International Corporation	B	C	B
PKG	Packaging Corporation of America	B	C	B
PPL	PPL Corporation	B	C	B
SJM	J.M. Smucker Company	B	C	B
SN	SharkNinja, Inc.	B	C	B
TIMB	TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR	B	C	B
UAL	United Airlines Holdings, Inc.	B	C	B
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	B	C	B
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	B	B	B
WM	Waste Management, Inc.	B	C	B

Downgraded: Strong to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ASTS	AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A	B	D	C
BCE	BCE Inc.	B	C	C
BCH	Banco de Chile Sponsored ADR	B	C	C
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	B	D	C
BWXT	BWX Technologies, Inc.	C	B	C
ERIC	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR Class B	B	D	C
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.	C	B	C
FER	Ferrovial N.V.	C	C	C
GFI	Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
HLT	Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	B	C	C
ING	ING Groep N.V. Sponsored ADR	C	B	C
IREN	IREN Limited	B	D	C
KB	KB Financial Group Inc. Sponsored ADR	C	C	C
KGC	Kinross Gold Corporation	C	B	C
LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	B	C	C
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries NV	C	B	C
MDB	MongoDB, Inc. Class A	C	C	C
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corp.	C	C	C
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	C	B	C
PAC	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B	C	B	C
PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	C	C	C
RRX	Regal Rexnord Corporation	B	C	C
TLN	Talen Energy Corp	C	C	C
UI	Ubiquiti Inc.	C	C	C

Upgraded: Weak to Neutral

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABNB	Airbnb, Inc. Class A	D	C	C
AIG	American International Group, Inc.	D	C	C
ALLE	Allegion Public Limited Company	C	C	C
AMH	American Homes 4 Rent Class A	C	B	C
AVB	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	D	B	C
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	C	D	C
BSBR	Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Sponsored ADR	D	B	C
CCK	Crown Holdings, Inc.	C	C	C
COO	Cooper Companies, Inc.	C	C	C
CRH	CRH public limited company	C	C	C
DRI	Darden Restaurants, Inc.	D	C	C
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	C	C	C
EQR	Equity Residential	C	D	C
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	C	C	C
IBM	International Business Machines Corporation	D	C	C
ICLR	ICON Plc	C	D	C
INVH	Invitation Homes, Inc.	D	C	C
KDP	Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.	C	C	C
KHC	Kraft Heinz Company	D	C	C
MOH	Molina Healthcare, Inc.	C	D	C
MTD	Mettler-Toledo International Inc.	C	D	C
PAG	Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	C	C	C
PGR	Progressive Corporation	C	C	C
RDY	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Sponsored ADR	C	D	C
RKT	Rocket Companies, Inc. Class A	D	B	C
RPM	RPM International Inc.	D	C	C
RSG	Republic Services, Inc.	C	C	C
SGI	Somnigroup International Inc.	C	C	C
SHOP	Shopify, Inc. Class A	D	C	C
SYF	Synchrony Financial	C	C	C
ULTA	Ulta Beauty Inc.	D	C	C
UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B	C	C	C
WSE	Wise Group plc Class A	D	C	C
ZBH	Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	D	C	C

Downgraded: Neutral to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
BJ	BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.	D	C	D
CACI	CACI International Inc Class A	D	C	D
CCL	Carnival Corporation Ltd.	D	C	D
CEG	Constellation Energy Corporation	D	B	D
CHT	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
CME	CME Group Inc. Class A	D	C	D
CPAY	Corpay, Inc.	D	B	D
CVNA	Carvana Co. Class A	D	B	D
DB	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	D	C	D
EL	Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A	D	C	D
FOXA	Fox Corporation Class A	D	C	D
HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	D	C	D
HPQ	HP Inc.	D	C	D
JBS	JBS N.V. Class A	D	C	D
KEP	Korea Electric Power Corporation Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
LOGI	Logitech International S.A.	D	C	D
MCD	McDonald's Corporation	D	D	D
MSCI	MSCI Inc. Class A	D	C	D
PUK	Prudential plc Sponsored ADR	D	C	D
SEIC	SEI Investments Company	D	B	D
SF	Stifel Financial Corp	D	B	D
SOFI	SoFi Technologies Inc	D	B	D
VST	Vistra Corp.	D	C	D
WYNN	Wynn Resorts, Limited	D	C	D

Upgraded: Very Weak to Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	F	C	D
BAX	Baxter International Inc.	F	D	D
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation Class A	F	C	D
ERIE	Erie Indemnity Company Class A	F	C	D
GIS	General Mills, Inc.	F	D	D
HMC	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR	D	D	D
MKL	Markel Group Inc.	D	D	D
NOW	ServiceNow, Inc.	F	C	D
UBER	Uber Technologies, Inc.	F	C	D
VRSK	Verisk Analytics, Inc.	F	C	D

Downgraded: Weak to Very Weak

Symbol	Company Name	Quantitative Grade	Fundamental Grade	Total Grade
APO	Apollo Global Management Inc	F	D	F
BAM	Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A	F	C	F
NKE	NIKE, Inc. Class B	F	C	F
SSNC	SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.	F	C	F

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