Our Mission

"I want to buy this stock...
but I know nothing about it."

You hear about a stock on social media or from your friend's friend. You think, "Damnnn...let me get in on that." You search it up, get a little daunted by the data, and think "Nvm...maybe tmr." And then that tomorrow never happens.

Sound familiar?

We're busy. We're trying to balance hustling, our wellbeing, and doom scrolling. We don't have the time or knowledge to figure out if a stock is objectively good or bad.

"Don't buy a stock you don't understand!" they say. But let's be real...most of us barely look at our credit card statement, let alone trying to understand a company's balance sheet or 10-Q. Opportunities pass you by, or maybe you get burned by a few bad investments. Trying to understand a finance page makes your head hurt.

That's why we built BanterIQ. Our mission is to close that gap between a stuffy Bloomberg terminal and your group chat. We want to educate you and help you make better investment decisions. We want you to look up a stock, send it to your friends, and perhaps invest in it. Or roast it. Start the Banter with us.

8
Scoring factors
weighted by institutional gravity
5
Conviction bands
Strong Buy to No Go
100%
Sector-adjusted
every metric, every report
$0
Hidden fees
no paywalled sections. ever.
The Problem

Other stock apps just data-dump you.

Almost as bad as trauma dumping.

You search up a ticker. Reds, greens, data flash before you like you're in the Matrix. Jumpscare. No guidance. We're here to change that.

Every other app
BanterIQ
Data presentation
Raw numbers & metrics, no context
Weighted conviction score with direction
Sector benchmarking
One-size-fits-all thresholds
Sector-specific scoring per metric
Language
Dense financial jargon
Plain English + Group Chat mode
Missing data
Silently skews the score
Excluded entirely — no penalty, no inflation
Designed for
Finance professionals
Anyone with a phone and a group chat
Cost
Paywalled insights everywhere
Free. No hidden sections.
What We Stand For

A few things we don't compromise on.

Fundamentals over hype

Short interest and social momentum are real signals — but they live in Tier 3. Balance sheets and solvency come first. A viral ticker with a broken business model is still a broken business model.

Honest about what we don't know

When data isn't available, we say so. Missing metrics are excluded from the score — they don't penalise a company and they don't inflate one.

Built for how you actually communicate

You talk about stocks in group chats, not boardrooms. Every report has a Group Chat mode that strips the finance-speak and tells you what the numbers mean for real people.

Community over gatekeeping

Built by a small team of enthusiasts who have made some great investments and a lot of bad ones. We want to help the community grow and level each other up.

Ready?

Run your first report.

Pick any ticker. See what the fundamentals actually say. Start the banter.

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Important Disclaimer

BanterIQ is a quantitative screening tool for educational and informational purposes only. Conviction scores, ratings, and all outputs are generated by our proprietary algorithmic model and do not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or solicitations to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own due diligence and consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.

BanterIQ · Live data via Financial Modeling Prep · Not investment advice