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Stock research tools compared: stocks-llm, Seeking Alpha, Simply Wall St, Danelfin, Finviz, Stock Analysis

Updated 2026-10-29

Each of these tools answers a different question well. This page puts them side by side on the same criteria, with every fact about another tool taken from its own public pages and dated. stocks-llm is the free one built around describing what you want in plain English and reading fundamentals, technicals and valuation on one page.

Comparison

Criterionstocks-llmSeeking AlphaSimply Wall StDanelfinFinvizStock Analysis
Natural-language discoveryDescribe a business, sector or theme in plain EnglishYes: Ask SA accepts plain-English screening questions (e.g. small caps with P/E under 20).1Users can ask Charlie questions; Simply Wall St says Charlie considers the question, the user's portfolio, saved companies and investing preferences when relevant.2Yes, via its MCP server: users query AI Scores in plain English from Claude Code, Cursor or other MCP clients.3—The screener's search box suggests filters by name as you type (keyword lookup of indicators).4
FundamentalsSEC EDGAR filings, dated and linkedPremium/Pro subscribers get 10 years of financial statement data; other subscribers can access the last 5 years.5Simply Wall St lists 10 years of company financials (income statement, cash flow statement, balance sheet) from S&P Global Market Intelligence.6Besides the AI Score, Danelfin gives Technical, Fundamental, Sentiment and Low Risk sub-scores.7Financial statements: 3 years on Free, 8 years on Elite.8Pro advertises 10-40 years of financial history.9
Technicals49 indicators, 85 screens, 12 chart patterns, explained in plain wordsThe advanced chart offers a list of indicators, up to 3 at a time, plus drawing tools (Fib, Gann).10—Besides the AI Score, Danelfin gives Technical, Fundamental, Sentiment and Low Risk sub-scores.7The screener combines fundamental and technical filters, including chart Pattern and Candlestick filters.11Since 2026-10-23 a screener Charts tab adds studies such as moving averages, Bollinger Bands, RSI and MACD.12
Long-term valuationMultiples against own history; growth the price assumesThe Quant Value grade deliberately does not use a DCF model to set fair value; it compares valuation metrics within the sector.13Simply Wall St's published analysis model says its app uses four DCF variants, chosen by a stock's characteristics such as industry and data availability.14—The screener offers a PEG ratio, which measures valuation (Forward P/E) against projected 3-5 year growth.15The DCF calculator projects free cash flow for each of the next 10 years and discounts it to today.16
AI explanationPlain-English answers; long-term picture out of 10Premium includes AI tools: Virtual Analyst Reports, Earnings Call Insights and the Ask Seeking Alpha assistant.17Simply Wall St says Charlie compares signals, identifies trade-offs and explains its findings in straightforward language.18Via MCP, Danelfin provides a probabilistic price forecast (median plus percentile band) for a ticker.19—Earnings call transcripts come with AI summaries (added 2026-04-24).20
Source and date transparencyAs-of date on every figureFundamentals, estimates and Wall Street ratings come from S&P Global Market Intelligence.21Simply Wall St says it uses end-of-day market prices, not real-time or delayed prices.22AI Scores are daily.23Fundamentals are recalculated hourly.24Financial statements have a dropdown to switch between data sources.25
Markets covered3,213 US and 251 UK companies, 48 ETFsQuant Ratings cover about 5,600 stocks and exclude stocks without sell-side analyst coverage.26Simply Wall St claims 120K+ stocks across 90+ markets.27Coverage is 15,000+ tickers: US stocks, US ETFs and European stocks (ETFs are US-listed only).28Finviz's stock market coverage is the US exchanges NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX.29Global coverage of over 130,000 tradable symbols, including the U.S. exchanges NASDAQ, NYSE, CBOE and OTC Markets.30
Price (read 2026-10-29)Free to use. An account saves your lists.Seeking Alpha Premium list price is $299 per year plus applicable taxes/VAT.31See simplywall.st/plansPaid API/MCP plans are priced in euros: Basic EUR 52/month, Expert EUR 149/month, Max EUR 449/month (free tier EUR 0, 500 calls).32Finviz Elite costs $39.50/month or $299.50/year.33Pro annual plan from $79/year (an on-page price test shows $79 or $99 per year).34

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Which tool for which question

  • "Is this a good business to hold for years?" stocks-llm's long-term picture scores quality, price and trend out of 10 and says what would change each score. Simply Wall St: Each stock gets a 30-point 'Snowflake' analysis covering valuation through dividends.35
  • "Is the price reasonable?" stocks-llm compares today's multiples with the company's own history and shows the growth the price assumes. Simply Wall St: In Simply Wall St's 2-stage DCF, the high-growth stage covers the next ten years using analyst consensus levered free-cash-flow estimates where available, extrapolated from the historical growth rate otherwise.36 Stock Analysis: The DCF calculator projects free cash flow for each of the next 10 years and discounts it to today.16 Seeking Alpha: The Value grade compares a stock's historical valuation metrics (P/E, Price/Book, Price/Sales, EV/EBITDA) and forward metrics from analysts' estimates against other stocks in its sector.37
  • "Is now a good moment technically?" stocks-llm explains each indicator and chart pattern in plain words. Finviz: Elite charts include automatic pattern recognition and user-chosen indicators.38 Finviz Elite provides real-time stock quotes.39
  • "Which companies match what I have in mind?" stocks-llm takes a plain-English description. Seeking Alpha: Yes: Ask SA accepts plain-English screening questions (e.g. small caps with P/E under 20).1 Finviz: The screener combines fundamental and technical filters, including chart Pattern and Candlestick filters.11 Stock Analysis: The stock screener has over 200 unique indicators.40
  • "Where can I get free financial data?" stocks-llm is free, with filings linked to SEC EDGAR. Stock Analysis: There is a free tier priced at $0.41 With S&P Global as the data source, free users see 5 years of financial history and paid users up to 10 years.42

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Sources

  1. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/what-can-ask-sa-do-for-me — read 2026-10-29
  2. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/features/ask-charlie — read 2026-10-29
  3. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/ — read 2026-10-29
  4. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/tutorials/screener/ — read 2026-10-29
  5. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/basic/where-can-i-find-the-financial-statements-for-a-particular-stock — read 2026-10-29
  6. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/analysis-and-financial-data-sources — read 2026-10-29
  7. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/ — read 2026-10-29
  8. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  9. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/pro/ — read 2026-10-29
  10. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/premium/advanced-chart-features-a-brief-about-what-the-various-buttons-on-the-advanced-chart-denote — read 2026-10-29
  11. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/help/screener — read 2026-10-29
  12. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/changelog/ — read 2026-10-29
  13. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/premium/quant-ratings-and-factor-grades-faq — read 2026-10-29
  14. Simply Wall St: https://github.com/SimplyWallSt/Company-Analysis-Model/blob/master/MODEL.markdown — read 2026-10-29
  15. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/help/screener — read 2026-10-29
  16. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/tools/dcf-calculator/tutorial/ — read 2026-10-29
  17. Seeking Alpha: https://subscriptions.seekingalpha.com/lp_premium_0/ — read 2026-10-29
  18. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/features/ask-charlie — read 2026-10-29
  19. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/docs/en — read 2026-10-29
  20. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/changelog/ — read 2026-10-29
  21. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/basic/where-do-you-source-your-market-data-from — read 2026-10-29
  22. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/analysis-and-financial-data-sources — read 2026-10-29
  23. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/ — read 2026-10-29
  24. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  25. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/financial-sources/ — read 2026-10-29
  26. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/premium/quant-ratings-and-factor-grades-faq — read 2026-10-29
  27. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/plans — read 2026-10-29
  28. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/ — read 2026-10-29
  29. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  30. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/data-sources/ — read 2026-10-29
  31. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/what-is-seeking-alpha-premium — read 2026-10-29
  32. Danelfin: https://mcp.danelfin.com/docs/en — read 2026-10-29
  33. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  34. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/pro/ — read 2026-10-29
  35. Simply Wall St: https://simplywall.st/features/stock-screener — read 2026-10-29
  36. Simply Wall St: https://github.com/SimplyWallSt/Company-Analysis-Model/blob/master/MODEL.markdown — read 2026-10-29
  37. Seeking Alpha: https://help.seekingalpha.com/premium/what-is-the-valuation-tab-and-how-do-i-use-it — read 2026-10-29
  38. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  39. Finviz (Elite): https://finviz.com/elite — read 2026-10-29
  40. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/tutorials/screener/ — read 2026-10-29
  41. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/pro/ — read 2026-10-29
  42. Stock Analysis (stockanalysis.com Pro): https://stockanalysis.com/financial-sources/ — read 2026-10-29

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