OpenBB/website/content/platform/reference/stocks/quote.md

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quote	OpenBB Platform Function

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quote

Load stock data for a specific ticker.

quote(symbol: Union[str, List[str]], provider: Literal[str] = fmp)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
symbol	Union[str, List[str]]	Symbol to get data for.		False
provider	Literal['fmp']	The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'fmp' if there is no default.	fmp	True

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Returns

OBBject
    results : List[StockQuote]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['fmp']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    metadata: Optional[Metadata]
        Metadata info about the command execution.

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Data

Name	Type	Description
day_low	float	Lowest price of the stock in the current trading day.
day_high	float	Highest price of the stock in the current trading day.
date	datetime	Timestamp of the stock quote.

Name	Type	Description
symbol	str	Symbol of the company.
name	str	Name of the company.
price	float	Current trading price of the stock.
changes_percentage	float	Change percentage of the stock price.
change	float	Change in the stock price.
year_high	float	Highest price of the stock in the last 52 weeks.
year_low	float	Lowest price of the stock in the last 52 weeks.
market_cap	float	Market cap of the company.
price_avg50	float	50 days average price of the stock.
price_avg200	float	200 days average price of the stock.
volume	int	Volume of the stock in the current trading day.
avg_volume	int	Average volume of the stock in the last 10 trading days.
exchange	str	Exchange the stock is traded on.
open	float	Opening price of the stock in the current trading day.
previous_close	float	Previous closing price of the stock.
eps	float	Earnings per share of the stock.
pe	float	Price earnings ratio of the stock.
earnings_announcement	str	Earnings announcement date of the stock.
shares_outstanding	int	Number of shares outstanding of the stock.