How Stock Scores Work
Every S&P 500 stock scored 1 to 10, and what goes into the number.
4 min readIncludes a walkthroughSignals and Scores
Stock Scores rate every S&P 500 stock from 1 to 10, refreshed every 30 minutes during market hours.
The Four Parts
- Momentum and Trend: price strength, weighted by a nightly test of what beat the S&P 500 over the next three months.
- Options: calls versus puts and unusual volume.
- Quality and Value: profitability, growth, debt and price, compared with the stock's own sector.
- Analysts and Insiders: target changes and insider buying and selling.
Each part ranks a stock against the others, so about one stock in ten gets each score. One very weak part holds the score at 6, so a serious problem can't hide behind strong numbers elsewhere.
Using the Page
- Select a bar in the chart to list only stocks with that score.
- Tap a stock row to see why it scores what it does, part by part, with its score history.
- Turn on Alert Me When a Score Moves 2 Points to hear about big changes in your watchlist.
Does the Score Work? shows how each score group has done since about a month ago. It's there so you can check us.
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