Analyst Ratings API

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

Endpoint

GET /v2/analyst-ratings/{symbol}

Authentication

Authenticate using one of the following methods (in order of recommendation):

Method	Example
Bearer token (recommended)	Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
X-API-Key header	X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
Query parameter	?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY
Legacy query parameter	?token=YOUR_API_KEY

Parameters

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
symbol	string	Yes	Stock ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT)

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
startDate	string	No	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
endDate	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
limit	integer	No	Maximum number of results to return

Request

Python SDK

from finbrain import FinBrainClient

fb = FinBrainClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

df = fb.analyst_ratings.ticker("AAPL",
                               date_from="2025-01-01",
                               date_to="2025-06-30",
                               as_dataframe=True)
print(df)

cURL

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.finbrain.tech/v2/analyst-ratings/AAPL"

Python (requests)

import requests

url = "https://api.finbrain.tech/v2/analyst-ratings/AAPL"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
params = {"startDate": "2026-01-01", "endDate": "2026-01-31"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()

for r in data["data"]["ratings"]:
    print(f"{r['date']} - {r['institution']}: {r['rating']} (Target: {r['targetPrice']})")

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& symbol, const std::string& api_key) {
    CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
    std::string response;

    if (curl) {
        std::string url = "https://api.finbrain.tech/v2/analyst-ratings/" + symbol;

        struct curl_slist* headers = nullptr;
        std::string auth_header = "Authorization: Bearer " + api_key;
        headers = curl_slist_append(headers, auth_header.c_str());

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

    return json::parse(response);
}

int main() {
    auto result = get_analyst_ratings("AAPL", "YOUR_API_KEY");

    for (auto& r : result["data"]["ratings"]) {
        std::string target = r["targetPrice"].is_null() ? "N/A" : r["targetPrice"].get<std::string>();
        std::cout << r["date"].get<std::string>() << " - "
                  << r["institution"].get<std::string>() << ": "
                  << r["rating"].get<std::string>()
                  << " (Target: " << target << ")"
                  << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Rust

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

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct AnalystRating {
    date: String,
    institution: String,
    action: String,
    rating: String,
    #[serde(rename = "targetPrice")]
    target_price: Option<String>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct RatingsData {
    symbol: String,
    name: String,
    ratings: Vec<AnalystRating>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct Meta {
    timestamp: String,
}

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct AnalystRatingsResponse {
    success: bool,
    data: RatingsData,
    meta: Meta,
}

fn get_analyst_ratings(symbol: &str, api_key: &str)
    -> Result<AnalystRatingsResponse, Box<dyn Error>> {
    let url = format!(
        "https://api.finbrain.tech/v2/analyst-ratings/{}",
        symbol
    );

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

    Ok(response)
}

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let result = get_analyst_ratings("AAPL", "YOUR_API_KEY")?;

    for r in &result.data.ratings {
        let target = r.target_price.as_deref().unwrap_or("N/A");
        println!("{} - {}: {} (Target: {})", r.date, r.institution, r.rating, target);
    }

    Ok(())
}

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.finbrain.tech/v2/analyst-ratings/AAPL",
  { headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const { data } = await response.json();

data.ratings.forEach(r => {
  console.log(`${r.date} - ${r.institution}: ${r.rating} (Target: ${r.targetPrice})`);
});

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbol": "AAPL",
    "name": "Apple Inc.",
    "ratings": [
      {
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "institution": "Evercore ISI",
        "action": "Reiterated",
        "rating": "Outperform",
        "targetPrice": "$275"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-01-02",
        "institution": "Raymond James",
        "action": "Resumed",
        "rating": "Mkt Perform",
        "targetPrice": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": { "timestamp": "2026-01-19T15:06:13.918Z" }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Whether the request succeeded
data.symbol	string	Stock ticker symbol
data.name	string	Company name
data.ratings	array	Array of analyst ratings
meta.timestamp	string	Response timestamp (ISO 8601)

Rating Object Fields

Field	Type	Description
date	string	Rating date (YYYY-MM-DD)
institution	string	Research firm name
action	string	Type of action (Reiterated, Resumed, Upgrade, Downgrade, Initiated)
rating	string	Analyst rating (Outperform, Mkt Perform, Buy, Sell, Hold, etc.)
targetPrice	string or null	Price target (e.g., “$275”) or null if not provided

Rating Categories

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

Errors

Code	Error	Description
400	Bad Request	Invalid symbol or parameters
401	Unauthorized	Invalid or missing API key
403	Forbidden	Authenticated, but not authorized to access this resource
404	Not Found	Symbol not found
429	Too Many Requests	Rate limit exceeded — wait and retry
500	Internal Server Error	Server-side error

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