Compare stocks and browse by sector, industry and exchange
How to compare two stocks side by side at /compare/A/vs/B and browse Quantisnow companies by sector, industry, exchange or the A-Z directory, with every field explained.
Key takeaways
- Compare any two tickers at /compare/<A>/vs/<B>, for example /compare/AAPL/vs/MSFT.
- The comparison shows price, market cap, 1M and 1Y return, sector, industry, exchange, IPO year, news count over 4 weeks and recent ratings.
- /sectors and /industry list every sector and industry, each ranking its companies by market cap.
- /exchanges covers NASDAQ, NYSE, NYSE American, NYSE Arca, Cboe BZX and OTC.
- /companies is an A-Z directory of every ticker Quantisnow covers.
Quantisnow has four ways to browse companies beyond search: side-by-side comparisons, sectors and industries, exchanges, and an A-Z directory. Each company you find links to its company page.
How to compare two stocks
- Go to /compare.
- Under Pick two stocks, search by ticker or company name for each side.
- The page opens
/compare/<A>/vs/<B>.
You can also type the URL directly (for example /compare/AAPL/vs/MSFT), click vs next to any peer on a company page, or pick from Popular comparisons on /compare.
What the comparison shows
A short written summary comes first. It says whether the two companies share a sector or industry, which is larger and by how much, which performed better over the past year, and which has been more active on the wire. Then a table:
| Metric | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Company | Name and ticker |
| Price | Last price and daily change |
| Market cap | Market capitalization |
| 1M return | Price change over about one month of trading days |
| 1Y return | Price change over the past year |
| Sector | Sector, linked to the sector page |
| Industry | Industry |
| Exchange | Listing exchange |
| IPO | IPO year |
| News (4w) | Newsitems about the company in the last 4 weeks |
| Recent ratings | Count of recent analyst ratings |
Below the table are both company descriptions and a column of each company's latest news.
How to browse by sector or industry
- Go to /sectors to see every sector Quantisnow covers.
- Click a sector to open
/sectors/<slug>. It ranks up to 200 companies in that sector by market cap and lists the sector's industries. - Click an industry to open
/industry/<slug>, which ranks up to 200 companies in that industry by market cap.
/industry lists every industry directly. The Sector chip on any company page links to its sector page. For what sectors and industries mean, read Sectors and industries.
To filter the live feed by sector or industry instead, see Feed filters.
How to browse by exchange
/exchanges lists the listing venues Quantisnow covers. Each one has a page that ranks up to 250 of its companies by market cap.
| Exchange | URL |
|---|---|
| NASDAQ | /exchanges/nasdaq |
| NYSE | /exchanges/nyse |
| NYSE American | /exchanges/amex |
| NYSE Arca | /exchanges/arca |
| Cboe BZX | /exchanges/bats |
| OTC | /exchanges/otc |
Background: Stock exchanges explained.
How to use the A-Z directory
- Go to /companies.
- Click a letter to open
/companies/<letter>(for example /companies/a). - The page lists every covered company whose ticker starts with that letter.
Other ranked lists
For lists ranked by activity or size across the whole market, see Top lists: /top/market-cap ranks the 200 largest companies and /top/active-companies ranks the 100 most active on the wire.
FAQ
How do I compare two stocks on Quantisnow?
Open /compare and pick two tickers, or go straight to /compare/<A>/vs/<B>. The page shows price, market cap, 1M and 1Y return, sector, industry, exchange, IPO year, recent news count and ratings side by side.
Can I compare more than two stocks at once?
No. Comparisons are two tickers at a time.
How are companies ordered on sector and exchange pages?
By market capitalization, largest first. Sector and industry pages show up to 200 companies and exchange pages up to 250.
Which exchanges does Quantisnow cover?
NASDAQ, NYSE, NYSE American, NYSE Arca, Cboe BZX and OTC.