Argus Investor

aid: argus-investor
name: Argus Investor
description: Argus Research Company is an independent equity research firm founded in 1934, providing institutional-quality
  investment research, stock ratings, and analyst recommendations for 500+ publicly traded companies. The firm publishes fundamental
  research, earnings estimates, target prices, and Buy/Hold/Sell ratings across all major sectors including healthcare, technology,
  financial services, and industrials. Research is distributed to institutional clients and through financial data platforms
  including Bloomberg, Fidelity, Schwab, and Interactive Brokers.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
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  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/argus-investor.png
tags:
- Equity Analysis
- Financial Data
- Financial Services
- Investment Ratings
- Stock Research
tags_raw:
- Equity Analysis
- Financial Data
- Financial Services
- Investment Ratings
- Stock Research
- Financial-Services
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created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-09-14'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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  x-published: false
  name: Argus Research Coverage and Ratings
  description: 'Argus Research Company''s coverage and ratings surface: analyst BUY/HOLD/SELL recommendations and target prices
    on 500+ US equities across 60+ industries, A6 quantitative ratings on 1,100+ companies, a strategy-team ranking of 2,200+
    global companies, earnings estimates, equity and ETF model portfolios, ownership analytics from Vickers Stock Research,
    and economic commentary. IMPORTANT, measured 2026-09-14: Argus publishes NO public API for this surface. It is delivered
    as reports through a subscriber login, through licensed distribution agreements, and through third-party platforms (Bloomberg,
    Fidelity, Schwab, Interactive Brokers) whose own APIs, not Argus''s, are what an integrator calls. An earlier version
    of this record described a programmatic "Argus Research API"; no such contract, endpoint, base URL or developer documentation
    could be found on any Argus host, and that claim was removed.'
  humanURL: https://www.argusresearch.com/AboutUs/OurServices/ReportsRatings.aspx
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/argus-investor.png
  tags:
  - Equity Analysis
  - Financial Data
  - Investment Ratings
  - Research
  - Stock Ratings
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    url: https://www.argusresearch.com/AboutUs/OurServices.aspx
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  url: security/argus-investor-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.argusresearch.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.argusresearch.com/ContactUs.aspx
- type: Login
  url: https://www.argusresearch.com/Login/tabid/202/Default.aspx
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.argusresearch.com/terms.aspx
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.argusresearch.com/privacy.aspx
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/argus-investor-llms.txt
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Fundamental Equity Research
    description: In-depth company analysis using a six-point system covering financials, management, competitive position,
      earnings quality, growth, and valuation.
  - name: Buy/Hold/Sell Ratings
    description: Clear investment recommendations with target prices and time horizon for 500+ publicly traded companies.
  - name: Earnings Estimates
    description: Quarterly and annual earnings per share estimates for covered securities with revision history.
  - name: Sector Analysis
    description: Regular sector-level commentary and relative weighting recommendations across major GICS sectors.
  - name: Economic Commentary
    description: Weekly macro-economic analysis covering interest rates, GDP, employment, and market conditions.
  - name: Model Portfolios
    description: Curated model portfolios across growth, income, and defensive strategies with performance tracking.
  - name: Institutional Independence
    description: No investment banking conflicts — Argus does not underwrite IPOs, broker trades, or manage money.
  - name: Market Commentary
    description: Daily and weekly market analysis including Daily Spotlight, Market Watch, and analyst quick notes.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Portfolio Research Integration
    description: Integrate Argus ratings and estimates into portfolio management systems and research platforms.
  - name: Stock Screening
    description: Screen securities by Argus rating, sector, market cap, and analyst confidence level.
  - name: Earnings Estimate Consensus
    description: Access Argus estimates as an independent data point alongside consensus estimates.
  - name: Brokerage Research Distribution
    description: Distribute Argus research reports to brokerage clients via financial data platforms.
  - name: Compliance Monitoring
    description: Track rating changes and analyst recommendations for investment committee compliance.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Bloomberg
    description: Argus research distributed through Bloomberg Terminal for institutional clients.
  - name: Fidelity
    description: Argus ratings and reports available on Fidelity research platform for retail and institutional investors.
  - name: Charles Schwab
    description: Argus content integrated into Schwab's research and planning tools.
  - name: Interactive Brokers
    description: Argus research available through Interactive Brokers research portal.
  - name: Reuters
    description: Argus analyst commentary and ratings cited in Reuters financial news coverage.
  - name: Yahoo Finance
    description: Argus ratings featured in Yahoo Finance analyst rating aggregations.
- url: https://www.argusresearch.com/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-14'
  status: minimal
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    are DNS wildcards serving the same marketing home page, and the fourteen Our Services pages describe report, platform
    and licensed-distribution products (Bloomberg, Fidelity, Schwab, Interactive Brokers) without naming an API, SDK, data
    feed or contract of any kind.'
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  - url: https://www.argusresearch.com/llms.txt
    status: 404
  - url: https://www.argusresearch.com/.well-known/agent-card.json
    status: 404
  - url: https://www.argusresearch.com/AboutUs/OurServices.aspx
    status: 200
  - url: https://api.argusresearch.com/
    status: 200
  checked: '2026-09-14'