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• Ticker and exchange mappings.
• Analyst and broker names.
• Sector and industry classifications.
• Whether coverage exists, and the date a note was last published.

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• Forecast line-item values (revenue, EBITDA, EPS, price targets, and the rest).
• Consensus aggregates across brokers.
• Full research note bodies and attachments.
• Per-broker forecast models and their history.

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Why the split

The facts let an agent find and cite coverage, which helps the sell-side firms whose research we distribute. The values are the work product those firms invest in, so commercial use is paid. This follows the licensing the underlying providers expect.

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