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Ownership, FII & Promoter Activity

Promoter Buying + Strong Quarterly Results

Promoter Buying + Strong Quarterly Results is a Ownership, FII & Promoter Activity screen. It checks every NSE-listed stock against 2 conditions computed from nightly data, after excluding heavily pledged promoters and very small market caps. This page explains the rule, each figure and its source. It lists no stocks and is not advice.

What it does and why

Insider buying alone is ambiguous — promoters might buy to meet pledging obligations, to exercise ESOPs, or for personal liquidity reasons unrelated to company outlook. But insider buying that coincides with strong quarterly financial results is unambiguous: the promoter is buying while the business is demonstrably performing. This dual requirement collapses the thesis into a single interpretation: the business is growing, and the person who runs it wants more of it. The quarter result validates the operational signal; the buying validates that management sees continued strength ahead.

The rule, step by step

A stock must satisfy every condition below. Conditions are grouped under the pillar they test.

Insider Conviction

  • Promoter Holding Change QoQ > 0

Earnings Momentum

  • PAT Growth YoY > 0

Hard excludes

  • Promoter pledge above 30% of the promoter's holding
  • Market cap below ₹500 crore
Passes the screen

Ranked by PAT Growth YoY, highest first.

The figures it uses

Promoter Holding Change QoQ

Used in a condition
Formula
Promoter % this quarter − last quarter, percentage points
Input fields
promoter holding
Source of record
FinEdge · /api/v1/shareholdings/pattern/{symbol}?period=quarterly
Refresh
Recomputed nightly (06:30 IST job); rows older than 3 days are excluded from screens

PAT Growth YoY

Used in a condition
Formula
(Latest annual PAT − prior year) ÷ prior year × 100, only when the prior year's PAT is positive; withheld when the base year was a loss or zero
Input fields
pat
Source of record
FinEdge · /api/v1/financials/{symbol}?statement_code=pl&period=annual
Refresh
Recomputed nightly (06:30 IST job); rows older than 3 days are excluded from screens

Promoter Pledge

Hard exclude input
Formula
Pledged shares as a share of the promoter's own holding: pledgedSharesPct ÷ promoter holding × 100; blank when the quarter is not listed
Input fields
pledgedSharesPct, promoter holding
Source of record
FinEdge · /api/v1/shareholdings/summary/{symbol}?period=quarterlyFinEdge · /api/v1/shareholdings/pattern/{symbol}?period=quarterly
Refresh
Recomputed nightly (06:30 IST job); rows older than 3 days are excluded from screens

Market Cap

Hard exclude input
Formula
Close × paid-up equity shares ÷ 10,000,000 (₹ crore)
Input fields
close, paidUpEquityShares
Source of record
Upstox · public historical candles, NSE_EQ|{ISIN} (no auth)FinEdge · /api/v1/daily-quotes/{symbol} (fallback)FinEdge · /api/v1/shareholdings/summary/{symbol}?period=quarterly
Corporate actions
Adjusted for corporate actions before use
Refresh
Recomputed nightly (06:30 IST job); rows older than 3 days are excluded from screens

What each figure means

Promoter Holding Change (QoQ, %)

Change in promoter holding versus the prior quarter. Must be positive for this screener.

The promoter increase is the first required condition. Any positive change qualifies, but larger increases represent stronger conviction.

High is better

Revenue Growth (QoQ Year-on-Year, %)

Revenue growth comparing the most recent quarter to the same quarter one year ago. YoY comparison strips out seasonality.

This screener requires revenue YoY growth above 5%. Combined with promoter buying, it confirms that the insider is buying into operational strength, not into a hope that things will improve.

High is better

PAT Growth (QoQ Year-on-Year, %)

Net profit growth comparing the most recent quarter to the same quarter one year ago.

Revenue growth without profit growth could indicate margin compression. This screener requires both metrics to be positive — top-line growth that flows through to the bottom line.

High is better

Try the rule

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  • Promoter Holding Change QoQ > 0—
  • PAT Growth YoY > 0—

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Evidence

What the harness measured

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Live monitoring

Not yet testable — 5 of 6 points needed to chart a rolling information coefficient.

  • 5-day IC -0.034 · signal date 2026-10-13 · n 4477
  • 22-day IC -0.025 · signal date 2026-09-10 · n 3881

This is a historical, statistical measurement produced by FINOME TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD's research harness on past data. It is not a prediction, and past results do not indicate future results. The universe is today's Nifty 500 constituents, so the sample is affected by survivorship bias. It describes how a screen's selections behaved in the past and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation.

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Questions

How is this screen calculated?
Each stock is tested against 2 conditions using figures computed from exchange prices and company filings, adjusted for corporate actions. The rule is versioned; this page shows version 1.0.0.
How often does the screen update?
The figures are recomputed once each trading day after the nightly compute. A stock whose figures are more than three days old is left out rather than shown stale.
Is this investment advice?
No. This is educational material describing a screening method. It does not recommend any security and does not consider your circumstances.
Educational use only — GoQuant is a research tool. This page explains a screening method and is not a recommendation. Investment advice is provided by FINOME TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD (AltQube), SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, registration no. INA000018373, under a signed advisory agreement and after a risk profile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.