Cheap Stock Screeners - Review

Review of Cheap Stock Screeners to help you choose the best one suited to your Investment strategy.

See also How to choose a Stock Screener to make the best use of the below table.

Screener's Block Parameter Morningstar Premium ScreenerSmartMoneySelectNAIC Stock Prospector
Variable #of variables #500#140 #120
Valuation
(P/E, P/S, P/CF, P/B)
Current,
Each of last 4 years,
5 years Average
CurrentCurrent
Discount to Intrinsic Value Star Rating based on Discount to Intrinsic ValueNoNo
Historical Growth Each of last 4 quarters, Each of last 10 yearsPast Quarter, Past 1, 3 and 5 yearsPast Quarter, Past 1, 3, 5 and 10 years
Growth Estimate Next Quarter, Next 1 year, Next 5 yearsNext 1, 3 and 5 yearsNext 1 and 5 years
EPS Estimate Revisions YesYesNo
Profitability
(ROE, ROA, Margins)
Each of last 10 yearsCurrentCurrent
Relative Strength 1 month, 3 months,
1 year, 3 years,
Rank versus Market and Industry
1 month, 3 months,
6 months, 1 year,
3 years,5 years
1 year, Rank versus Market and Industry
EPS Rank NoNoYes
Proprietary Ratings Morningstar RatingsNoS&P Rating
User-defined Variables NoNoNo
Operator OR Criteria YesNoYes
Special operator  Top % in Sector/Market,
Bottom% in Sector/Market
Comparison with Industry Average Values
Value Field   Numerical Value,
Variables
Numerical Value,
Variables
Numerical Value,
Variables, Formula
Others Import Own list of Stocks NoNoNo
Scoring
(enhanced Ranking)
YesNoYes
Pros - 10 years financial data,
- Morningstar Ratings,
- Scoring,
- OR operator
Easy comparison with Industry or Market average values - R-Squared (allows to screen for growth consistency),
- Easy comparison to Industry Averages,
- S&P Rating,
- Scoring,
- EPS Rank
Cons Clumsy Interface,
No Export,
Cannot customize output fields
Lack Historical ValuationLack Relative Strength data
Comment Great ValueThe Best to screen against Industry or Market average valuesGreat Value
Price 125$/year or 13.95$/month60$/year or 5$/month99$ Software + 50$/year



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