Seeking Alpha is an investment research platform that combines crowd-sourced analysis from more than 18,000 analysts with proprietary Quant ratings, stock screeners, and data-driven model portfolios.
Seeking Alpha draws 20 million visitors each month and publishes over 5,000 analysis articles monthly, covering 8,000 to 10,000 US-traded stocks and ETFs every quarter.
Seeking Alpha Features
Crowd-Sourced Analysis
Investors and analysts submit articles that professional editors check against quality and compliance standards before publication. Readers can comment on every article, adding feedback and alternative perspectives.
Tracked Analyst Performance
Contributing analysts must rate every stock they write about, which lets Seeking Alpha track their stock-picking performance. Academic research found that its articles and reader comments predict future stock returns over periods from one month to three years.
Quant Ratings & Factor Grades
Every US stock receives a Quant rating plus daily-updated grades for Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, and EPS Revisions. ETFs are rated on Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, and Liquidity.
Dividend Grades
Dividend stocks are graded against their sector for Dividend Safety, Dividend Growth, Dividend Yield, and Dividend Consistency. Backtesting from January 2010 to March 2026 found that 98.1% of dividend cuts were avoided by holding stocks graded A+ to B- for Dividend Safety.
Ask Seeking Alpha
This AI-powered research assistant surfaces stock ideas by drawing on Seeking Alpha's proprietary analysis and data. AI Summary Reports help Premium members speed up company research.
Alerts & Portfolio Warnings
Adding a stock to a Seeking Alpha portfolio unlocks breaking news, analysis, and rating upgrade and downgrade alerts. Portfolio Warnings flag holdings that are at high risk of underperforming.
Seeking Alpha Research Tools
Stock Screeners
Ready-made and custom screeners filter stocks by Quant ratings, Seeking Alpha Analyst ratings, Wall Street ratings, dividend yield, and other metrics.
Stock Comparison Tool
Compare stocks and funds on market cap, valuation, and ratings, or use preset comparisons such as The Magnificent 7, Dividend Stocks, and SPY vs VOO.
Under-the-Radar Coverage
Seeking Alpha analysts cover more than 1,300 stocks that Wall Street does not. The platform also covers IPOs before the sponsoring investment banks begin their own coverage.
Investing Groups
Contributing analysts run private subscription services with community chat, covering styles such as growth and dividend income investing. Niche groups focus on small caps, tech, gold, and shipping stocks.
News & Earnings Transcripts
Proprietary news covers stocks and ETFs with community discussion. Earnings call and event transcripts are also available for stocks.
Seeking Alpha Subscription Discounts
- Premium: Unlimited Premium articles, Quant Ratings, screeners, and AI tools for $269 in the first year instead of $299 after a 7-day free trial, or $4.95 for the first month.
Claim offer - Alpha Picks: Two Strong Buy-rated stock picks each month with sell alerts for $449 in the first year instead of $499.
Claim offer - Quant Growth & Income: Up to 30 dividend stocks with trade alerts every two weeks for $449 in the first year instead of $499.
Claim offer - PRO: Everything in Premium plus the PRO Quant Portfolio and Top Analyst Ideas for $89 in the first month, then $2,149 for the first year instead of $2,400.
Claim offer - Premium & Alpha Picks Bundle: Premium research tools plus two monthly stock picks for $629 in the first year instead of $798.
Claim offer - Alpha Picks & Quant Growth & Income Bundle: Growth picks and dividend income from both model portfolios for $719 in the first year instead of $998.
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Seeking Alpha Model Portfolios
- Alpha Picks: Returned +348.64% from its July 1, 2022 launch to October 12, 2026, compared with +106.11% for the S&P 500.
- PRO Quant Portfolio: Holds around 30 stocks with 2 to 3 trades a week, returning +51.92% against +23.79% for the S&P 500 EWI between May 30, 2025 and October 12, 2026.
- Quant Growth & Income: Holds up to 30 dividend stocks and returned +9.90% against +0.12% for VYM from its June 3, 2026 launch to October 12, 2026.
How Alpha Picks Works
A pick is downgraded to Sell if it stays rated Hold for more than 180 days, or if its fundamentals and momentum weaken against its sector. New subscribers see all 30+ active picks from day one.
How Quant Growth & Income Works
Trades are published every two weeks on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. ET. Each new pick targets a 3.33% portfolio weight and needs an average market cap of at least $400M.
Tracked vs Backtested Results
Model portfolio figures are tracked returns, while Quant rating results, such as Strong Buy stocks beating the S&P 500 in 12 of 13 years, come from backtests. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and none of these portfolios are run with real money.
Seeking Alpha Leadership & Awards
Founder and CEO David Jackson leads Seeking Alpha, which holds Kiplinger's Most Informative Website title and a Forbes Best of the Web award.
Steven Cress, who ran a trading desk at Morgan Stanley, has overseen its quant products since Seeking Alpha acquired his firm, CressCap, in 2018.
Who Is Seeking Alpha For?
Long-Term Investors
Premium research, buy-and-hold Alpha Picks, and dividend-focused Quant Growth & Income suit investors seeking long-term capital appreciation and income.
Active & Professional Investors
PRO adds weekly model portfolio trades, short ideas, and daily rating changes for active investors, RIAs, analysts, hedge funds, and financial firms.
Seeking Alpha Discounts
- 10% off Premium: $269 first year (save $30) - Sign up
- 10% off Alpha Picks: $449 first year (save $50) - Sign up
- 10% off Quant Growth & Income: $449 first year (save $50) - Sign up
- 10% off PRO: $89 first month, then $2,149 first year (save $251) - Sign up
- 21% off Bundle (Premium + Alpha Picks): $629 first year (save $169) - Sign up
- 28% off Bundle (Alpha Picks + Quant Growth & Income): $719 first year (save $279) - Sign up