SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND SCORING BUSINESSES AND CREATING CORRESPONDING INDICES
Systems and methods are provided for determining a sentiment score for an article, tagging the article with an entity and one or more of a plurality of signals, determining a daily sentiment score according the entity, and determining an average sentiment score according the daily sentiment score and a predetermined time period. System and methods are provided for assessing components of Growth and Risk calculations via sub-indices and their resulting growth and risk scores at an entity or industry level.
1 . A method for scoring business indices, the method comprising:
determining a sentiment score for an article;
tagging the article with an entity and one or more signals of a plurality of signals;
determining a daily sentiment score according the entity; and
determining an average sentiment score according the daily sentiment score and a predetermined time period.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sentiment score for the article is based on a plurality of sentence sentiments.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the article is one of a plurality of articles published on a particular day, and wherein the daily sentiment score is based on a plurality of sentiment scores corresponding to the plurality of articles published on the particular day.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the entity is one of a company, an industry, and a person.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with a risk.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with an indication of growth.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with one or more of an environmental concern, a social concern, and a governance concern.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of signals is associated with an index and a component index.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the daily sentiment score is one of a plurality of daily sentiment scores corresponding to the predetermined time period, and wherein the average sentiment score is based on a weighted average of the plurality of daily sentiment scores.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with a potential for bankruptcy.
11 . A system for scoring business indices, the system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions, wherein, when performed by a processor, the software instructions are operable to:
determine a sentiment score for an article;
tag the article with an entity and one or more signals of a plurality of signals;
determine a daily sentiment score according the entity; and
determine an average sentiment score according the daily sentiment score and a predetermined time period.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the sentiment score for the article is based on a plurality of sentence sentiments.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the article is one of a plurality of articles published on a particular day, and wherein the daily sentiment score is based on a plurality of sentiment scores corresponding to the plurality of articles published on the particular day.
14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the entity is one of a company, an industry, and a person.
15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with a risk.
16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with an indication of growth.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with one or more of an environmental concern, a social concern, and a governance concern.
18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the plurality of signals is associated with an index and a component index.
19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the daily sentiment score is one of a plurality of daily sentiment scores corresponding to the predetermined time period, and wherein the average sentiment score is based on a weighted average of the plurality of daily sentiment scores.
20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of signals comprise signals associated with a potential for bankruptcy.
21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:
combining a plurality of articles from a plurality of unique data sources; and
calculating one or more sub-indices according to the combined plurality of articles.
22 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the software instructions are operable to:
combine a plurality of articles from a plurality of unique data sources; and
calculate one or more sub-indices according to the combined plurality of articles.