Introducing the Most Powerful Stock Screener on the Web

When we started this project, we were optimistic. When we finished, we were excited. And the first time we played with the final product, we were awestruck. If you’re serious about investing, you will be too when you try our new stock screener.

Enough hype though. The product speaks for itself, so let’s see what it does.

At first glance, it looks simple. But its simplicity makes it amazingly intuitive and belies the power hiding underneath (follow along with the numbers on the image, or try it live). (Note that Portfolio Strategies, Pro Ratings and some screening metrics will not work unless you are a Pro subscriber.)

(1) Starting Lists

Most screeners just assume you want to start with every stock available. YCharts lets you do that (and we have about 5,000 companies in our system), but also gives you some more interesting starting points.

Want to start by looking at Warren Buffett’s portfolio? Go ahead - we looked at his (Berkshire Hathaway’s) most recent filings and show them to you.

Prefer to start with lists from a backtested quantitative picking strategy like those that hedge funds use? We have seven.

Like picking within specific sectors? Then start there.

(2) Add Filters

There are screeners with great data out there, and there are intuitive screeners. We think we have executed well on both. Click the “+ Add a Filter” button and you will can screen for companies based on any combination of 67 metrics.

After adding a new metric, you can enter the minimum and maximum values or slide the sliders to set ranges. Results will update in real time. To remove any screening metric, just hit the “x” on the far right.

As a bonus, the first three metrics you enter will also show up in the table (by the number 4), and you can rank companies by those values.

(3) Pro Ratings

Here, we let you narrow your starting list based on our proprietary knowledge. It’s a quick way to narrow from thousands of companies to the cheap and historically strong companies that our system calls “Attractive”.

(4) Sort and View

As you change filters, the list updates automatically. You can sort by any of the columns and can add any company instantly to one of your watchlists.

Those are the basics, and it’s only going to get better from here. We hope that you love our stock screener as much as we do. And as usual, your feedback is appreciated.