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A '''financial analyst''' is a specialist responsible for the assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of a business, sub-business or project to recommending either purchasing, selling or holding various stocks. Simply put, financical analysts are hired to study and assess the value and financial performance of companies. In the United States, financial analysts are sometimes referred to as "Wall Street analysts," just as financial services firms in the U.S. are sometimes referred to as "Wall Street firms."

A '''financial analyst''' is a specialist responsible for the assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of a business, sub-business or project to recommending either purchasing, selling or holding various stocks. Simply put, financical analysts are hired by shareholders to study and assess the value and financial performance of companies. In the United States, financial analysts are sometimes referred to as "Wall Street analysts," just as financial services firms in the U.S. are sometimes referred to as "Wall Street firms."

An analyst will write reports on the companies they are supposed to cover, trying to describe the businesses and their opinion of the company's investment potential, usually from a fundamental analysis standpoint. They also summarize that report with a rating, such as "buy", "sell", "market perform", "overweight", "hold", etc.

An analyst will write reports on the companies they are supposed to cover, trying to describe the businesses and their opinion of the company's investment potential, usually from a fundamental analysis standpoint. They also summarize that report with a rating, such as "buy", "sell", "market perform", "overweight", "hold", etc.