Analyst Ratings API

Retrieve Wall Street analyst ratings, price targets, and recommendation changes. Get consensus ratings and track upgrades/downgrades.

Endpoint

GET /v1/analystratings/{market}/{ticker}

Authentication

Requires API key via token query parameter.

Parameters

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
market	string	Yes	Market identifier (e.g., S&P 500, NASDAQ)
ticker	string	Yes	Stock ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
token	string	Yes	Your API key
dateFrom	string	No	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Request

cURL

curl "https://api.finbrain.tech/v1/analystratings/S%26P%20500/AAPL?token=YOUR_API_KEY"

Python SDK

from finbrain import FinBrainClient

fb = FinBrainClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Get as DataFrame (recommended)
df = fb.analyst_ratings.ticker("S&P 500", "AAPL", as_dataframe=True)
print(df.head())
#                institution       type    signal       targetPrice
# date
# 2024-02-02    Piper Sandler  Reiterated   Neutral   $205 → $190

# Get raw JSON response
ratings = fb.analyst_ratings.ticker("S&P 500", "AAPL")
print(ratings)

C++

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <curl/curl.h>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

using json = nlohmann::json;

size_t WriteCallback(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, std::string* userp) {
    userp->append((char*)contents, size * nmemb);
    return size * nmemb;
}

json get_analyst_ratings(const std::string& market, const std::string& ticker,
                         const std::string& api_key) {
    CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
    std::string response;

    if (curl) {
        char* encoded_market = curl_easy_escape(curl, market.c_str(), 0);
        std::string url = "https://api.finbrain.tech/v1/analystratings/" +
                          std::string(encoded_market) + "/" + ticker +
                          "?token=" + api_key;
        curl_free(encoded_market);

        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &response);
        curl_easy_perform(curl);
        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
    }

    return json::parse(response);
}

int main() {
    auto data = get_analyst_ratings("S&P 500", "AMZN", "YOUR_API_KEY");

    for (auto& r : data["analystRatings"]) {
        std::cout << r["date"].get<std::string>() << " - "
                  << r["institution"].get<std::string>() << ": "
                  << r["signal"].get<std::string>()
                  << " (Target: " << r["targetPrice"].get<std::string>() << ")"
                  << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Rust

use reqwest::blocking::Client;
use serde::Deserialize;
use std::error::Error;

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct AnalystRating {
    date: String,
    #[serde(rename = "type")]
    rating_type: String,
    institution: String,
    signal: String,
    #[serde(rename = "targetPrice")]
    target_price: String,
}

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct AnalystRatingsResponse {
    ticker: String,
    name: String,
    #[serde(rename = "analystRatings")]
    analyst_ratings: Vec<AnalystRating>,
}

fn get_analyst_ratings(market: &str, ticker: &str, api_key: &str)
    -> Result<AnalystRatingsResponse, Box<dyn Error>> {
    let url = format!(
        "https://api.finbrain.tech/v1/analystratings/{}/{}?token={}",
        urlencoding::encode(market), ticker, api_key
    );

    let client = Client::new();
    let response: AnalystRatingsResponse = client.get(&url).send()?.json()?;

    Ok(response)
}

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let data = get_analyst_ratings("S&P 500", "AMZN", "YOUR_API_KEY")?;

    for r in &data.analyst_ratings {
        println!("{} - {}: {} (Target: {})", r.date, r.institution, r.signal, r.target_price);
    }

    Ok(())
}

JavaScript

const market = encodeURIComponent("S&P 500");
const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.finbrain.tech/v1/analystratings/${market}/AAPL?token=YOUR_API_KEY`
);
const data = await response.json();

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "ticker": "AMZN",
  "name": "Amazon.com Inc.",
  "analystRatings": [
    {
      "date": "2024-02-02",
      "type": "Reiterated",
      "institution": "Piper Sandler",
      "signal": "Neutral",
      "targetPrice": "$205 → $190"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-02",
      "type": "Reiterated",
      "institution": "Monness Crespi & Hardt",
      "signal": "Buy",
      "targetPrice": "$189 → $200"
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
ticker	string	Stock ticker symbol
name	string	Company name
analystRatings	array	Array of analyst ratings

Rating Object Fields

Field	Type	Description
date	string	Rating date (YYYY-MM-DD)
type	string	Type of action (Upgrade, Downgrade, Reiterated, Initiated)
institution	string	Research firm name
signal	string	Rating signal (Buy, Sell, Hold, Neutral, etc.)
targetPrice	string	Price target change (e.g., “$205 → $190”)

Rating Categories

Rating	Signal
Strong Buy	Very Bullish
Buy / Outperform	Bullish
Hold / Neutral	Neutral
Underperform	Bearish
Sell	Very Bearish

Errors

Code	Error	Description
400	Bad Request	Invalid market or ticker
401	Unauthorized	Invalid or missing API key
404	Not Found	Ticker not found
500	Internal Server Error	Server-side error

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