An AI stock signal is a data-driven verdict on whether a stock has a stronger Buy, Hold, or Sell setup at the current moment. Unlike analyst ratings, which are point-in-time opinions that can go months without an update, an AI stock signal is recalculated continuously from quantitative inputs — momentum, valuation, quality, and risk — without human recency bias or coverage-driven incentives. The signal reflects what the data is showing right now, not what an analyst concluded last quarter.

The AIQ Score is a composite signal from 0 to 100 that summarizes a stock's current setup across four factors: momentum, valuation, quality, and risk. Scores above 70 generally indicate a stronger Buy setup; scores below 40 indicate a weaker or Sell-tilted setup; scores in between are Hold territory where factor-level context matters most. The score is most useful for comparing relative strength across stocks in the same sector — a score of 75 in a sector where the median is 60 is more meaningful than an absolute 75 viewed in isolation.

Analyst ratings are point-in-time opinions typically updated quarterly or after major events, often influenced by coverage relationships and institutional incentives. The AIQ signal recalculates from fresh market and fundamental data as conditions change — it does not require an analyst to decide to update. It also shows the factor-level reasoning behind the verdict: you can see whether a Sell setup is driven by momentum decay, valuation stretch, deteriorating quality, or elevated risk — making the basis for the signal transparent rather than opaque.

Go to a compare page such as NVDA vs AMD. The comparison shows AIQ Score spreads, factor-by-factor differences, market context for each stock, and an edge summary identifying where one stock is materially stronger than the other across momentum, valuation, quality, and risk dimensions. This workflow is designed for investors choosing between two names or sizing relative positions — not for predicting short-term price moves, but for identifying which setup is structurally stronger at the current moment.

AIQ covers US-listed equities across all major sectors. Search any ticker in the screener or go directly to /algoiq/[ticker]. Signals are most meaningful for liquid, exchange-traded stocks with sufficient price history and earnings data — thinly traded micro-caps with limited fundamental data may produce signals with lower confidence. The fundamentals and risk tabs on each stock page provide additional context beyond the composite signal to help assess coverage depth for any specific name.

Momentum in AIQ measures how a stock is trending relative to the broad market and its sector peers — not just whether the absolute price went up. A stock that rose 5% while its sector rose 20% has weak relative momentum despite a positive return, because it is underperforming the environment it operates in. Relative momentum is one of the most empirically robust factors in equity markets: stocks outperforming their peers over 3–12 month horizons have historically continued to outperform, making it a reliable component of the composite signal.