Seeking Alpha
Stock research site built on crowd-sourced analyst articles, news, quant ratings and earnings transcripts.
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Yahoo FinanceStarting price: $7.95 a month, billed annually (Bronze)
The Motley FoolStarting price: $199 per year
Morningstar InvestorStarting price: $34.95/month or $249/year
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About Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha is an investing research site focused on US-listed stocks and ETFs. Its core is a large library of analysis articles written by outside contributors, from professional fund managers to individual investors, which editors review before publishing and readers then debate in the comments. Around that it offers market news, earnings call transcripts, dividend data, stock and ETF screeners, portfolio tracking and its own Quant ratings that score stocks on value, growth, momentum and other factors. A free account gives news, some articles and newsletters; most ratings, full article access and deeper data sit behind the Premium and Pro subscriptions, and separate Alpha Picks and third-party Investing Groups cost extra. It suits self-directed investors who want many opinions on a stock rather than a single brokerage research note. It runs on the web with iOS and Android apps.
Best for: Self-directed US stock investors who want many analyst opinions, ratings and transcripts in one place.
Pros and cons
What works
- Very broad coverage, including small caps banks don't follow
- Earnings call transcripts and dividend data in one place
- Quant ratings give a quick factor-based view of a stock
- Comment threads surface counter-arguments to each article
Why people leave
- Most ratings and full articles need a paid subscription
- Article quality varies because contributors are outside writers
- Mainly US stocks and ETFs; thin on other markets
Seeking Alpha vs Yahoo Finance, The Motley Fool and Morningstar Investor
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| Attribute | Seeking Alpha | Yahoo Finance | The Motley Fool | Morningstar Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Verified price | — | $7.95 a month, billed annually (Bronze) | $199 per year | $34.95/month or $249/year |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
Top Seeking Alpha alternatives
See all 7- 1Yahoo Finance68.8
Free quotes, news and portfolio watchlists without a paywall on most data.
- 2The Motley Fool57.5
Subscription stock picks with a long-term buy-and-hold angle, for readers who mostly used Seeking Alpha for ideas.
- 3Morningstar Investor57.2
Analyst fair-value estimates and moat ratings in place of crowd-sourced articles, plus strong fund and ETF research.
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Simply Wall St55.9Visual snowflake summaries of valuation, growth and risk instead of long-form articles, with portfolio tracking.
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Stock Analysis54.5Clean financial statements, ratios and screeners with a generous free tier, without Seeking Alpha's paywalled commentary.
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Seeking Alpha: common questions
What is Seeking Alpha?
Seeking Alpha: Stock research site built on crowd-sourced analyst articles, news, quant ratings and earnings transcripts. Best for self-directed US stock investors who want many analyst opinions, ratings and transcripts in one place. Available for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Seeking Alpha free?
Seeking Alpha has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Seeking Alpha open source?
No, Seeking Alpha is not open source.
What platforms does Seeking Alpha run on?
Seeking Alpha is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Seeking Alpha?
The highest-ranked Seeking Alpha alternatives right now are Yahoo Finance, The Motley Fool and Morningstar Investor. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.
Seeking Alpha vs Yahoo Finance: what's the difference?
Both Seeking Alpha and Yahoo Finance are free with paid plans. Both run on Web, iOS and Android.