Screening Filters
Market Cap ≥ 50,000,000,000 (≥ $50B)
- Purpose: Limit results to large-cap U.S. companies.
- Rationale: You asked for “strong buy stocks” in general, without specifying risk tolerance or small/mid caps. Using a $50B minimum focuses on established, typically more stable companies that are widely followed by analysts—where “Strong Buy” ratings tend to be more meaningful and less volatile than in tiny or speculative names.
Monthly Average Dollar Volume ≥ 3,000,000
- Purpose: Ensure the stocks are sufficiently liquid and actively traded.
- Rationale: Higher dollar volume means it’s easier to buy and sell shares near the quoted price, which is important for practical investability. This avoids illiquid names where getting in or out at a fair price can be difficult, even if they are rated highly.
is_index_component: GSPC (S&P 500)
- Purpose: Restrict results to members of the S&P 500 index.
- Rationale: The S&P 500 is a core segment of the U.S. stock market, consisting of major, well-established U.S. companies. This aligns with a broad request for “US stock market” ideas while keeping quality and coverage high—S&P 500 names are heavily researched and widely held.
list_exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)
- Purpose: Limit results to primary U.S. stock exchanges.
- Rationale: You specifically asked for U.S. stocks. These exchanges cover the main U.S.-listed companies, ensuring the screen is focused on the core U.S. equity universe rather than foreign exchanges or OTC/pink-sheet listings.
analyst_consensus: Strong Buy
- Purpose: Directly capture stocks that analysts currently rate as “Strong Buy.”
- Rationale: This is the central part of your request. “Strong Buy” typically means the majority of covering analysts have very positive recommendations (e.g., Strong Buy/Overweight) as opposed to just “Buy” or “Hold.” This filter ensures the screen returns names that analysts collectively see as having particularly attractive prospects.
target_price_upside_potential: MoreAbovePrice
- Purpose: Require that the consensus analyst target price is above the current market price.
- Rationale: A “Strong Buy” rating is more compelling when analysts also see meaningful upside in their price targets. This filter avoids situations where a stock is rated highly but is already at or above target, and instead focuses on those with implied upside potential.
Why Results Match Your Request
- The U.S. exchanges (XNYS, XNAS, XASE) and S&P 500 membership ensure the stocks are clearly part of the U.S. stock market and are well-known, established companies.
- The Strong Buy consensus and upside vs. target price directly address your desire for “strong buy” stocks, aligning with analysts’ most positive recommendations.
- The large market cap and adequate liquidity filters make the recommendations more practical and suitable for most investors, reducing the chance of obscure, thinly traded names appearing in the list of 5 suggested stocks.
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