# Finviz API: Get stock snapshot

> Get a delayed US-listed stock snapshot from its ticker or company name. Analyst labels summarize Finviz's 1-5 mean score; dividend yield uses the estimated dividend when available. Missing metrics return null.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/finviz.com/get-stock-snapshot
- Method: `finviz.com/get_stock_snapshot`, version 1
- Website: finviz.com
- Returns: company name, ticker, exchange, sector, industry, country, price, valuation ratios, analyst rating and target, ownership, 52-week range, Finviz link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `company` | string | yes | `"Apple"` | Company name or US stock ticker, for example Apple or AAPL. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input:

```json
{
  "company": "Apple"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "sector": "Technology",
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "country": "USA",
  "exchange": "Nasdaq",
  "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
  "price_usd": 345.87,
  "finviz_link": "https://finviz.com/stock?t=AAPL",
  "company_name": "Apple Inc",
  "market_cap_usd": 5047690000000,
  "short_float_percent": 0.83,
  "today_change_percent": -0.67,
  "profit_margin_percent": 27.62,
  "analyst_recommendation": "Buy",
  "dividend_yield_percent": 0.32,
  "fifty_two_week_low_usd": 243.42,
  "fifty_two_week_high_usd": 348.36,
  "price_to_earnings_ratio": 39.65,
  "raw_recommendation_score": 2.2,
  "insider_ownership_percent": 0.12,
  "forward_price_to_earnings_ratio": 36.04,
  "institutional_ownership_percent": 68.94,
  "average_analyst_price_target_usd": 335.44,
  "expected_earnings_growth_next_year_percent": 8.61
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"finviz.com/get_stock_snapshot","input":{"company":"Apple"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Can you pull up the current snapshot for NVDA including its price and analyst rating?
- I need the delayed stock quote and valuation ratios for Coca-Cola.
- What's the 52-week range and analyst target for Tesla stock right now?
- Give me a quick overview of Microsoft: sector, industry, exchange, and dividend yield.
- Look up the ticker JPM on finviz.com and show me its ownership details and P/E ratio.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company name or US stock ticker, for example Apple or AAPL."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company_name",
    "ticker",
    "exchange",
    "sector",
    "industry",
    "country",
    "price_usd",
    "today_change_percent",
    "market_cap_usd",
    "price_to_earnings_ratio",
    "forward_price_to_earnings_ratio",
    "expected_earnings_growth_next_year_percent",
    "profit_margin_percent",
    "dividend_yield_percent",
    "analyst_recommendation",
    "average_analyst_price_target_usd",
    "insider_ownership_percent",
    "institutional_ownership_percent",
    "short_float_percent",
    "fifty_two_week_high_usd",
    "fifty_two_week_low_usd",
    "finviz_link",
    "raw_recommendation_score"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "sector": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Business sector"
    },
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Stock ticker"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company country"
    },
    "exchange": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US listing exchange"
    },
    "industry": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Industry"
    },
    "price_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Delayed share price in US dollars"
    },
    "finviz_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Finviz stock page"
    },
    "company_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company name"
    },
    "market_cap_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Market capitalization in US dollars, full number"
    },
    "short_float_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Short float as percent of float"
    },
    "today_change_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Change today, in percent"
    },
    "profit_margin_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Profit margin in percent"
    },
    "analyst_recommendation": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Analyst recommendation from Strong buy to Strong sell"
    },
    "dividend_yield_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Estimated dividend yield in percent, null if none"
    },
    "fifty_two_week_low_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "52-week low in US dollars"
    },
    "fifty_two_week_high_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "52-week high in US dollars"
    },
    "price_to_earnings_ratio": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Trailing price-to-earnings ratio"
    },
    "raw_recommendation_score": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Finviz analyst mean score from 1 (buy) to 5 (sell)"
    },
    "insider_ownership_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Insider ownership in percent"
    },
    "forward_price_to_earnings_ratio": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Forward price-to-earnings ratio"
    },
    "institutional_ownership_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Institutional ownership in percent"
    },
    "average_analyst_price_target_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Mean analyst price target in US dollars"
    },
    "expected_earnings_growth_next_year_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Expected earnings growth next year, in percent"
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Finviz API: Screen US stocks](https://fous.com/methods/finviz.com/screen-stocks.md): Screens US-listed stocks on Finviz by sector, company size, minimum dividend yield, maximum P/E ratio and market signal, ranked by market value, today's gain or dividend yield.
- [Finviz API: List insider trades](https://fous.com/methods/finviz.com/list-insider-trades.md): Lists recent Form 4 insider trades on Finviz, optionally for one company or ticker and filtered to buys, sales, or both.
- [Stock Analysis API: Get key statistics](https://fous.com/methods/stockanalysis.com/get-key-statistics.md): Looks up a stock by company name or ticker on Stock Analysis and returns its valuation ratios and company statistics, with the date the figures were last updated.
- [MSN API: Get stock quote](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-stock-quote.md): Gets a stock's latest MSN Money quote and key facts by company name or ticker and listing country. Quotes may be delayed outside market hours.
- [Yahoo API: Get quote](https://fous.com/methods/finance.yahoo.com/get-quote.md): Looks up a stock, fund, index, or cryptocurrency by name or ticker and returns its latest displayed price and key statistics. Unavailable figures are null; quotes may be delayed.
- [Yahoo API: Get company news](https://fous.com/methods/finance.yahoo.com/get-company-news.md): Looks up a company by name or ticker on Yahoo Finance and returns its latest news headlines, with article summaries when the article page provides one.
- [Stock Analysis API: Get financial statements](https://fous.com/methods/stockanalysis.com/get-financial-statements.md): Looks up a company by name or ticker on Stock Analysis and returns its annual or quarterly income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement for the free periods.
- [TradingView API: Screen stocks by country, sector and size](https://fous.com/methods/tradingview.com/screen-stocks.md): Finds publicly listed stocks in a country, filtered by sector, US-dollar market cap band and minimum dividend yield, in the requested order. Quotes may be delayed.
- [All Finviz methods](https://fous.com/methods/finviz.com.md)
