Company Research
Before you make a major decision — know what the market knows.
Quarterback isn't just for monitoring your own stock. Any ASX-listed company can be set up on the platform — giving you a complete picture of what the market is saying about them, how their announcements have landed, and whether anything unusual is happening.
Company Research
Sustained market intelligence on any ASX-listed company — sentiment, announcements, unusual activity — tracked continuously.
Some decisions are too significant to make without understanding the full market narrative around the company involved. A major acquisition. A long-term partnership. A strategic investment. When the stakes are high and the timeline is months, not days — sustained market intelligence on that company is worth the investment.
Everything the market is saying about them.
Before you commit to a major transaction, understand how the market actually perceives the company — not just what their investor relations team says.
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Sentiment history
How has market sentiment toward this company trended over the past 12 months? Are investors becoming more positive or more negative? What events drove the shifts?
AR(0)
+6.36%
CAR(-1,+1)
+10.05%
CAR(0,+10)
+4.90%
Announcement performance
How have their announcements landed? CAR analysis reveals how the market responded to every material disclosure — immediate reaction and sustained impact.
Australian Financial Review
Market concerns are growing around the timeline for the Pilbara expansion, with cost blowout fears dominating investor forums this week.
Investor Forum
Been watching this one for months. Management keeps promising but the capex keeps climbing. Starting to lose patience.
Twitter / X
Interesting note from Macquarie today upgrading their price target on the back of revised production guidance. Worth a closer look.
ASX
Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B for the period ending 31 March 2026.
Narrative tracking
What are the dominant narratives around this company in forums, media, and social? What are investors saying — and what concerns keep surfacing?
See if anything unusual has happened — or is happening now.
Quarterback's compliance intelligence applies equally to any company you're monitoring. Unusual trading activity, abnormal days, rumour language — all surfaced automatically.
Pre-announcement CAR
+3.8%
5 days before lodgement
Capital Raise · 20 Feb 2026
Pre-announcement CAR analysis
Has unusual trading activity preceded their announcements? CAR analysis runs across their full history — giving you a picture of how clean their market has been.
Unusual Price Movement
Z-score exceeded 1.96
Abnormal return of +4.2% detected. No ASX announcement lodged. Volume 2.8x average.
Abnormal day detection
Days where trading activity fell outside normal ranges are flagged with R-factor scores. See whether there's a pattern of unexplained activity in their history.
Heard from a mate in the industry that XYZ are apparently looking at a takeover of ABC Mining. No idea if true but the speculation is heating up...
Rumour detection
Has speculative language been spreading about this company? Quarterback identifies rumour patterns automatically — so you know what's in the market before you proceed.
This isn't a one-day search. It's months of intelligence.
The value of company research isn't a snapshot — it's watching how a company's narrative, sentiment, and market activity evolves over the course of your due diligence period.
Day 47
Since 4 Feb 2026
XYZ Resources (ASX:XYZ)
Continuous monitoring
Set up the company and Quarterback monitors them from day one — every mention, every announcement, every sentiment shift tracked automatically for the duration of your subscription.
Unusual Activity
Z-score > 1.96
Real-time
Sentiment Shift
Score drops below -0.3
Real-time
Keyword Alert
"takeover", "placement"
Real-time
Alert system
Configure alerts for unusual activity, sharp sentiment swings, or specific keyword mentions. If something significant happens while you're in due diligence, you'll know immediately.
Who this is for
Acquiring companies — Monitoring a target during M&A or due diligence.
Strategic investors — Ongoing market intelligence on a significant position.
Corporate advisors — Sustained intelligence on a counterparty or target.
JV and partnership teams — Monitoring how the market perceives a partner.
Know what you're getting into.
If you're making a major decision involving an ASX-listed company, talk to us about setting up a research subscription before you proceed.
The responsibility
of being listed.
The conversations happening around your stock on forums, news, and social platforms are a market-moving force. Every listed company has a responsibility to monitor that conversation. Quarterback makes it automatic.
Guidance Note 8
Your continuous disclosure obligations, built in
Regulatory Guide 162
Internet discussion site monitoring, automated
~65%
of daily ASX trades are attributable to retail investors
45%
of Australian adults now hold investments outside of superannuation
18%
of significant price moves show signs of information leakage before announcements
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Company Secretary
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IR Manager, Resources Sector
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Michelle P.
General Counsel
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“When ASIC came asking questions about pre-announcement trading, we had the full audit trail ready in minutes. That's the difference Quarterback makes.”
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