How to connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Grok to Zacks
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Grok or your own agent, then ask about Zacks' research on US stocks: company reports, the Zacks Rank, earnings estimate revisions and surprises, and industry and market outlooks.
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What are Zacks' reasons to buy and reasons to sell Costco, and what risks does its latest report flag?
Zacks Investment ResearchPaste this prompt into your agent with Bigdata.com connected to get a cited answer.
What's covered
Analyst-written company reports
Reports on about 1,100 major US companies and ADRs, with a summary and overview, reasons to buy and reasons to sell, risks, a review of the last earnings report, and a target price and valuation for Strong Buy and Buy ranked stocks.
Quantitative Snapshot reports
One-page, quant-based reports on 3,500 companies not followed by Zacks analysts.
Zacks Rank and Zacks Recommendation
The Zacks Rank, produced daily from four earnings estimate factors (agreement, magnitude, upside and surprise), sorts stocks into five groups from Strong Buy to Strong Sell over a one-to-three-month horizon; analysts add six-month Outperform, Neutral or Underperform recommendations with target prices.
Earnings analysis
Earnings previews, analysis of estimate revisions and earnings surprises, and weekly Earnings Trends reports with analysis and forecasts of company earnings.
Industry, market and economic outlooks
Research Daily stock reports, Industry Outlook and Economic Outlook research, and monthly Market Strategy reports on sector and industry ranks, valuation, allocation and macro consensus.
About Independent equity research
Connect it through the Bigdata MCP server and your agent can answer stock, earnings and sector questions with Zacks' analysis: what its analysts say about a company, how its Zacks Rank and estimates have moved, and what Zacks expects from earnings season, citing each Zacks report it uses. Zacks publishes new research daily.
About Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research is an independent investment research firm based in Chicago, founded in 1978. Its stock research is built on earnings estimate revisions, the basis of its Zacks Rank rating system.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zacks Investment Research on Bigdata.com?
Zacks' independent research on US stocks, built around earnings estimate revisions and the Zacks Rank, searchable by AI agents through the Bigdata MCP server and API.
What does it cover?
US stocks and ADRs: Zacks analysts write reports on about 1,100 major companies, Zacks publishes quantitative Snapshot reports on 3,500 more, and it adds earnings, industry, market and economic research.
How far back does it go, and how often is it updated?
Zacks publishes new research daily, and the Zacks Rank is produced daily. Contact sales@bigdata.com for the archive depth included with the add-on.
How do I connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Grok to Zacks?
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Cursor and sign in. For Grok, add it as a remote MCP tool in the xAI API, using a Bigdata API key. Then ask stock and earnings research questions in plain language. Answers cite the Zacks reports they use.
Is it included in my subscription?
It's available as an add-on to your Bigdata.com plan. Contact sales@bigdata.com to add it.
What is the Zacks Rank?
A quantitative stock rating that Zacks produces daily from four factors tied to earnings estimates (agreement, magnitude, upside and surprise). It sorts stocks into five groups, from Strong Buy to Strong Sell, for a one-to-three-month horizon.
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