Seeking Alpha is an investment research platform that brings crowdsourced stock analysis, market news, financial data, and proprietary Quant Ratings together in one subscription.
Seeking Alpha attracts around 20 million monthly visitors and publishes more than 5,000 analysis articles a month covering US-listed stocks, ADRs, ETFs, REITs, and closed-end funds.
Thousands of stocks are rated from Strong Buy to Strong Sell every trading day. Each rating is backed by A+ to F grades for Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, and EPS Revisions, measured against sector peers.
Crowdsourced Analyst Research
Independent contributors must attach a Strong Buy to Strong Sell rating to every stock they cover. Each analyst's rating history is public, so readers can check whose calls have held up before acting on an idea.
Ask Seeking Alpha AI Assistant
Answers investing questions and builds stock screens from plain English requests, drawing only on Seeking Alpha's own data and research rather than the open web.
Dividend, REIT & ETF Grades
Dividend stocks are graded on Safety, Growth, Yield, and Consistency, REITs on FFO and AFFO metrics, and ETFs on Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, and Liquidity. Back-testing since 2010 found that 98.1% of dividend cuts were avoided by holding stocks with Dividend Safety grades of A+ to B-.
Quant Model Portfolios
Alpha Picks, the PRO Quant Portfolio, and Quant Growth & Income turn Quant Ratings into rules-based stock lists with trade alerts. Alpha Picks returned +319.19% against +102.18% for the S&P 500 between July 1, 2022 and October 19, 2026.
Each stock page gathers ratings, news, financials, earnings, dividends, peers, SEC filings, and analysis on one screen, so a company can be researched without switching sources.
Advanced Charting
A full-screen charting tool offers candle, bar, line, and mountain charts, drawing tools, comparison tickers, and indicators such as MACD, RSI, and Bollinger Bands. Layouts save automatically and can be reapplied to any symbol.
Seeking Alpha App
Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, the app mirrors the desktop research experience and syncs watchlists and recently viewed symbols across devices.
Brokerage Linking
Connect accounts at brokers such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Interactive Brokers through Plaid or SnapTrade to sync portfolio holdings automatically.
Filter thousands of stocks and funds by Quant Rating, factor grades, Days at Quant Rating, and sector.
Portfolio Tracker
Combines a Health Score, dividend income estimates, custom views, and rating change alerts in one place.
AI Research Reports
Virtual Analyst Reports and Earnings Call Insights condense individual stocks and earnings calls into short, structured summaries.
Investing Groups
Paid analyst-led services offering model portfolios, exclusive research, and member chat rooms.
Valuation
Compares P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price-to-sales, price-to-book, and price-to-cash flow with the sector.
Growth
Measures revenue, EBITDA, EPS, and free cash flow growth on both historical and forward bases.
Profitability
Covers margins, return on equity, return on capital, and cash from operations.
Momentum
Grades 3, 6, 9, and 12-month share price performance relative to the sector.
EPS Revisions
Counts Wall Street estimate upgrades and downgrades over the last 90 days.
Daily Refresh
Ratings update between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, so changes never occur during the trading day.
Weighting
Each metric is weighted by its back-tested predictive power, with momentum and valuation carrying the most weight.
Circuit Breakers
A Strong Buy whose Valuation grade falls to D- is automatically downgraded to Hold.
Exit Signal
A downgrade to Sell or Strong Sell is the exit signal, as the model uses no price targets or DCF valuations.
Track Record
The model is back-tested to 2010, with live simulated tracking since 2019 and attribution run through S&P Global.
Dividend Safety
Draws on payout ratios, coverage, debt levels, cash flow, and profitability to flag the risk of a cut.
Dividend Growth
Combines 1, 3, 5, and 10-year dividend growth with revenue, EPS, and free cash flow growth.
Warning Signs
Of the stocks that cut their dividend, 91.3% held a Safety grade of C+ or lower, and 60.33% of F-graded stocks cut their payout.
Yield Trap Filter
The highest yields often sit alongside the weakest Safety grades, which usually signals elevated risk.
Data Coverage
Searches analysis articles, news, transcripts, Quant Ratings, factor grades, insider trades, and subscriber comments.
Plain English Screens
A request such as new Quant Strong Buys from the last 10 days with an A+ Momentum grade returns a table of matching stocks.
Screener Integration
Results open in the full Stock Screener for refining, saving, and adding to portfolios.
Research History
Conversations save automatically, and follow-up questions adjust results without rebuilding the screen.
Boundaries
Does not give personal advice, price targets, trade timing, or tax and legal guidance.
Shows Quant, Seeking Alpha analyst, and Wall Street ratings side by side, with a breakdown behind each one.
Virtual Analyst Report
An AI report styled like a bank research note, covering competitors, factor grades, positives, and concerns.
Earnings Call Insights
AI summaries of management commentary, guidance, Q&A highlights, sentiment, and risks from each call.
Financials
Premium members get 10 years of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Insider Transactions
Lists executive buys and sells with dates, values, remaining holdings, and a 10b5-1 indicator.
Bulls & Bears
Short summaries of the main bullish and bearish arguments for each stock.
Options Chains
Displays expiries and strikes for researching premiums, although options cannot be traded on the platform.
Price & Rating Alerts
Sends notifications when a stock crosses a target price or any of its ratings change.
Add tickers manually, link a broker, or upload a CSV file of up to 500 symbols.
Health Score
An aggregate Quant score ranked against every portfolio on Seeking Alpha, shown once five holdings are added.
Dividends Tab
Tracks average yield, Dividend Safety score, yield on cost, and estimated annual income.
Custom Views
Adds columns such as Days at Quant Rating, Active Return, Altman Z-Score, and Days Held.
Portfolio Grouping
Groups holdings by sector, industry, country, or up to 10 custom tags.
Alerts & Digest
Analysis, rating, and news alerts, plus a daily Portfolio Digest email summarising every holding.
Portfolio Library
Ready-made model portfolios tracked with a hypothetical $100,000, weighted equally across holdings.
Notes & Reminders
Attach notes to any holding, with email or mobile reminders ahead of key dates.
Top Rated Stocks, Top Quant Dividend Stocks, and Top Stocks under $10 provide ready-made starting points.
Three-Step Builder
Choose the columns, set the filters, then name and save the screen.
Key Filters
Covers Quant, analyst, and Wall Street ratings, factor grades, market cap, short interest, exchange, and country.
Stable Ratings
The Days at Quant Rating filter surfaces stocks that have held a Strong Buy for 75 days or more.
Screen to Portfolio
Results move into a portfolio in one click, with Quant Rating alerts added.
ETF Screener
Filters funds by type, asset class, and subclass, with the option to exclude leveraged ETFs.
Shows sector, industry, and stock performance in green and red, sized by market weight, across periods from one day to one year.
Sector Table
Lists each sector's market weight, performance, and number of Quant Strong Buys.
Homepage Cards
Portfolio Movers, Sector Strong Buys, Dividend Growth Ideas, and Insider Buying sit on a customisable dashboard.
Comparisons Tool
Compares stocks, ETFs, and closed-end funds side by side on ratings, grades, and returns.
Eligibility
Analysts need at least five Buy or Sell calls within 12 months on securities above a $20 million market cap.
Conviction Weighting
Strong Buy and Strong Sell returns count 1.5 times, while a Hold closes an existing call.
Ranking Formula
Combines the Fundamental Law of Active Management with conviction-weighted returns.
Leaderboard
The top 15 appear on the Top Analysts page, and the top 50 feed PRO's Top Analyst Ideas.
Daily Ideas
Three to five investment ideas arrive by email every trading day, each with a thesis and price target.
Top Analyst Ideas
New ideas from the top 50 analysts, filterable by success rate and average return.
Exclusive Coverage
Research on more than 1,300 stocks that Wall Street analysts do not cover.
Short Ideas
Short theses that pass a stricter editorial review than standard articles.
Upgrades & Downgrades
Daily Quant, Seeking Alpha analyst, and Wall Street rating changes gathered in one feed.
Dedicated Support
A PRO service team reachable by email, with phone calls available on request.
Upgrade Credit
Premium subscribers can move to PRO with credit applied from their current plan.
Buy Rules
A stock needs a Strong Buy rating for at least 75 consecutive days, a share price above $10, and a market cap above $500 million.
Eligible Stocks
Only US common stocks qualify, excluding REITs and ADRs, and no stock can be picked again within a year.
Sell Rules
A Sell or Strong Sell rating, 180 consecutive days at Hold, or the company becoming an M&A target triggers an exit.
Position Limits
Holdings that reach 15% of the portfolio are trimmed to 10%. Winners above 100% keep running after the original stake is taken out.
Portfolio Size
Typically 35 to 45 stocks, each added with a hypothetical $1,000 at the day's VWAP.
Performance
Returned +319.19% against +102.18% for the S&P 500 from July 1, 2022 to October 19, 2026.
Member Extras
Weekly Friday updates and Quant team webinars every two weeks.
Turnover
Averages two to three trades per week, with some weeks bringing no changes.
Universe
Covers US stocks and ADRs of every market cap, with no minimum share price.
Sell Rules
Sell or Strong Sell ratings trigger a same-day exit, and Holds are removed far sooner than in Alpha Picks.
Benchmark
Measured against the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index to match the portfolio's equal weighting.
Performance
Returned +44.48% against +24.84% for the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index from May 30, 2025 to October 19, 2026.
Universe
Up to 30 US stocks, ADRs, REITs, and small caps that currently pay a dividend.
Buy Rules
A stock needs a Buy or Strong Buy rating, dividend grades within set thresholds, and a market cap above $400 million.
Sell Rules
A Sell rating, a prolonged Hold, a dividend cut or suspension, or a weak Dividend Safety grade triggers an exit.
Schedule
Rebalances every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, averaging two trades per rebalance.
Risk Controls
Sector exposure is capped at 35%, and all dividends are reinvested.
Performance
Returned +12.32% against +0.76% for VYM from June 3 to October 19, 2026.
Built Seeking Alpha as the research tool he wanted for his own investing and remains closely involved in product development.
Steven Cress, Vice President of Quantitative Strategy
Created the Quant system after running a quantitative proprietary trading desk at Morgan Stanley and founding Cress Capital Management. Seeking Alpha acquired his firm, CressCap Investment Research, in December 2018.
Emma Johnston, Senior Quantitative Strategist
A former State Street portfolio strategist who helps manage Alpha Picks and the PRO Quant Portfolio.
Kevin Sanford, Quant Strategist
Specialises in macro and income-oriented systematic strategies and co-manages Quant Growth & Income.
Webinar replays and short Premium How-To tutorials organised into playlists.
Live Webinars
The product team runs regular feature sessions, and the Quant team hosts webinars every two weeks for portfolio subscribers.
Weekly News Quiz
Ten multiple-choice questions on the week's market news, published every Friday.
Community
Premium member discussions, article comment threads, and feature requests that help shape the product roadmap.
Customer Support
Reach the team at subscriptions@seekingalpha.com or by phone on 1-347-509-6837.
Referred users get a 14-day free Premium trial, and each paid conversion earns a $25 credit with no cap.
Gift Premium
A full year of Premium can be gifted by email, with no card details needed from the recipient.
Plaid and SnapTrade handle connections, so Seeking Alpha never sees brokerage login details.
Encrypted Connections
Broker links are encrypted and typically protected by two-factor authentication.
Research Only
Seeking Alpha cannot hold assets or place trades on a subscriber's behalf.
Independent Verification
Model portfolio performance is calculated through S&P Global as an independent third party.
Quant Ratings, pre-built screens, Ask Seeking Alpha, and Alpha Picks give newer investors a clear, data-driven starting point.
Experienced Investors
Factor grades, earnings transcripts, SEC filings, Short Ideas, and the weekly PRO Quant Portfolio support deeper and more active research.
Income Investors
Dividend grades, the portfolio Dividends tab, and Quant Growth & Income help build steady income while limiting exposure to dividend cuts.
Quant Ratings refresh every trading day between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, before the US market opens. The Saturday run reflects Friday's session, and there is no update on Sunday.
2. How accurate are Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings?
Seeking Alpha presents Quant Ratings as a consistent first screen for comparing stocks, not a guarantee of returns. The model has been back-tested to 2010, with live simulated tracking since 2019 and performance attribution run through S&P Global.
3. Does Seeking Alpha provide price targets?
No. The Quant system signals an exit through a downgrade to Sell or Strong Sell, while average, low, and high Wall Street price targets appear on each stock's Ratings tab.
4. Does Seeking Alpha Premium include stock picks?
No. Premium helps investors find top-rated stocks through ratings and screeners, while recommendations come from Alpha Picks, a separate subscription that can be bundled with Premium for $629 in the first year.
5. What is the difference between Alpha Picks and the PRO Quant Portfolio?
Alpha Picks adds two US stocks per month for low-turnover investing, with positions intended to be held for at least one year. The PRO Quant Portfolio holds 30 equally weighted stocks, includes ADRs and small caps, rebalances weekly, and comes with PRO.
6. Is there a free version of Seeking Alpha?
Yes. A free account includes one Premium article per month, a portfolio with real-time alerts, basic research tools, and real-time prices.
7. Does Seeking Alpha offer a free trial?
Yes. New subscribers get a 7-day free Premium trial, limited to one per service per person, although Alpha Picks and app store purchases do not include one.
8. Can Seeking Alpha link to a brokerage account?
Yes. Accounts at brokers such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Interactive Brokers link through Plaid or SnapTrade to track holdings, but trades cannot be placed through Seeking Alpha.
9. Can a Seeking Alpha subscription be cancelled at any time?
Yes. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and fees are generally non-refundable unless Seeking Alpha agrees in writing.
Seeking Alpha attracts around 20 million monthly visitors and publishes more than 5,000 analysis articles a month covering US-listed stocks, ADRs, ETFs, REITs, and closed-end funds.
Seeking Alpha Features
Quant Ratings & Factor GradesThousands of stocks are rated from Strong Buy to Strong Sell every trading day. Each rating is backed by A+ to F grades for Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, and EPS Revisions, measured against sector peers.
Crowdsourced Analyst Research
Independent contributors must attach a Strong Buy to Strong Sell rating to every stock they cover. Each analyst's rating history is public, so readers can check whose calls have held up before acting on an idea.
Ask Seeking Alpha AI Assistant
Answers investing questions and builds stock screens from plain English requests, drawing only on Seeking Alpha's own data and research rather than the open web.
Dividend, REIT & ETF Grades
Dividend stocks are graded on Safety, Growth, Yield, and Consistency, REITs on FFO and AFFO metrics, and ETFs on Momentum, Expenses, Dividends, Risk, and Liquidity. Back-testing since 2010 found that 98.1% of dividend cuts were avoided by holding stocks with Dividend Safety grades of A+ to B-.
Quant Model Portfolios
Alpha Picks, the PRO Quant Portfolio, and Quant Growth & Income turn Quant Ratings into rules-based stock lists with trade alerts. Alpha Picks returned +319.19% against +102.18% for the S&P 500 between July 1, 2022 and October 19, 2026.
Seeking Alpha Research Platforms
Symbol PagesEach stock page gathers ratings, news, financials, earnings, dividends, peers, SEC filings, and analysis on one screen, so a company can be researched without switching sources.
Advanced Charting
A full-screen charting tool offers candle, bar, line, and mountain charts, drawing tools, comparison tickers, and indicators such as MACD, RSI, and Bollinger Bands. Layouts save automatically and can be reapplied to any symbol.
Seeking Alpha App
Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, the app mirrors the desktop research experience and syncs watchlists and recently viewed symbols across devices.
Brokerage Linking
Connect accounts at brokers such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Interactive Brokers through Plaid or SnapTrade to sync portfolio holdings automatically.
Seeking Alpha Subscriptions
- Free Account: Limited access, including one Premium article per month and portfolio alerts.
- Premium: Unlimited articles, Quant Ratings, factor grades, screeners, and Ask Seeking Alpha.
- PRO: Everything in Premium plus Top Analyst Ideas, Short Ideas, and the PRO Quant Portfolio.
- Alpha Picks: Two Quant-selected stock picks each month, sold as a separate subscription.
- Quant Growth & Income: Up to 30 dividend stocks, rebalanced every other Wednesday with trade alerts.
Seeking Alpha Research Tools
Stock & ETF ScreenersFilter thousands of stocks and funds by Quant Rating, factor grades, Days at Quant Rating, and sector.
Portfolio Tracker
Combines a Health Score, dividend income estimates, custom views, and rating change alerts in one place.
AI Research Reports
Virtual Analyst Reports and Earnings Call Insights condense individual stocks and earnings calls into short, structured summaries.
Investing Groups
Paid analyst-led services offering model portfolios, exclusive research, and member chat rooms.
How Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings Work
The Quant system follows a GARP Plus approach, which combines growth at a reasonable price with two timeliness factors. A stock only earns a top rating when it scores well across all five factor grades.Valuation
Compares P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price-to-sales, price-to-book, and price-to-cash flow with the sector.
Growth
Measures revenue, EBITDA, EPS, and free cash flow growth on both historical and forward bases.
Profitability
Covers margins, return on equity, return on capital, and cash from operations.
Momentum
Grades 3, 6, 9, and 12-month share price performance relative to the sector.
EPS Revisions
Counts Wall Street estimate upgrades and downgrades over the last 90 days.
Daily Refresh
Ratings update between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, so changes never occur during the trading day.
Weighting
Each metric is weighted by its back-tested predictive power, with momentum and valuation carrying the most weight.
Circuit Breakers
A Strong Buy whose Valuation grade falls to D- is automatically downgraded to Hold.
Exit Signal
A downgrade to Sell or Strong Sell is the exit signal, as the model uses no price targets or DCF valuations.
Track Record
The model is back-tested to 2010, with live simulated tracking since 2019 and attribution run through S&P Global.
Seeking Alpha Dividend Grades
Dividend-paying stocks receive four grades, Dividend Safety, Dividend Growth, Dividend Yield, and Dividend Consistency, each compared with sector peers and refreshed daily before the US open.Dividend Safety
Draws on payout ratios, coverage, debt levels, cash flow, and profitability to flag the risk of a cut.
Dividend Growth
Combines 1, 3, 5, and 10-year dividend growth with revenue, EPS, and free cash flow growth.
Warning Signs
Of the stocks that cut their dividend, 91.3% held a Safety grade of C+ or lower, and 60.33% of F-graded stocks cut their payout.
Yield Trap Filter
The highest yields often sit alongside the weakest Safety grades, which usually signals elevated risk.
Ask Seeking Alpha
Ask Seeking Alpha is an AI research assistant for Premium and PRO subscribers that answers questions and builds screens from plain English requests, usually within 10 to 60 seconds.Data Coverage
Searches analysis articles, news, transcripts, Quant Ratings, factor grades, insider trades, and subscriber comments.
Plain English Screens
A request such as new Quant Strong Buys from the last 10 days with an A+ Momentum grade returns a table of matching stocks.
Screener Integration
Results open in the full Stock Screener for refining, saving, and adding to portfolios.
Research History
Conversations save automatically, and follow-up questions adjust results without rebuilding the screen.
Boundaries
Does not give personal advice, price targets, trade timing, or tax and legal guidance.
Seeking Alpha Symbol Page Tools
Rating SummaryShows Quant, Seeking Alpha analyst, and Wall Street ratings side by side, with a breakdown behind each one.
Virtual Analyst Report
An AI report styled like a bank research note, covering competitors, factor grades, positives, and concerns.
Earnings Call Insights
AI summaries of management commentary, guidance, Q&A highlights, sentiment, and risks from each call.
Financials
Premium members get 10 years of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Insider Transactions
Lists executive buys and sells with dates, values, remaining holdings, and a 10b5-1 indicator.
Bulls & Bears
Short summaries of the main bullish and bearish arguments for each stock.
Options Chains
Displays expiries and strikes for researching premiums, although options cannot be traded on the platform.
Price & Rating Alerts
Sends notifications when a stock crosses a target price or any of its ratings change.
Seeking Alpha Portfolio Tools
Three Setup OptionsAdd tickers manually, link a broker, or upload a CSV file of up to 500 symbols.
Health Score
An aggregate Quant score ranked against every portfolio on Seeking Alpha, shown once five holdings are added.
Dividends Tab
Tracks average yield, Dividend Safety score, yield on cost, and estimated annual income.
Custom Views
Adds columns such as Days at Quant Rating, Active Return, Altman Z-Score, and Days Held.
Portfolio Grouping
Groups holdings by sector, industry, country, or up to 10 custom tags.
Alerts & Digest
Analysis, rating, and news alerts, plus a daily Portfolio Digest email summarising every holding.
Portfolio Library
Ready-made model portfolios tracked with a hypothetical $100,000, weighted equally across holdings.
Notes & Reminders
Attach notes to any holding, with email or mobile reminders ahead of key dates.
Seeking Alpha Stock & ETF Screeners
Pre-Built ScreensTop Rated Stocks, Top Quant Dividend Stocks, and Top Stocks under $10 provide ready-made starting points.
Three-Step Builder
Choose the columns, set the filters, then name and save the screen.
Key Filters
Covers Quant, analyst, and Wall Street ratings, factor grades, market cap, short interest, exchange, and country.
Stable Ratings
The Days at Quant Rating filter surfaces stocks that have held a Strong Buy for 75 days or more.
Screen to Portfolio
Results move into a portfolio in one click, with Quant Rating alerts added.
ETF Screener
Filters funds by type, asset class, and subclass, with the option to exclude leveraged ETFs.
Seeking Alpha Market Data & Heat Map
Heat MapShows sector, industry, and stock performance in green and red, sized by market weight, across periods from one day to one year.
Sector Table
Lists each sector's market weight, performance, and number of Quant Strong Buys.
Homepage Cards
Portfolio Movers, Sector Strong Buys, Dividend Growth Ideas, and Insider Buying sit on a customisable dashboard.
Comparisons Tool
Compares stocks, ETFs, and closed-end funds side by side on ratings, grades, and returns.
Seeking Alpha Top Analysts
The Top Analysts leaderboard ranks contributors on how their published calls performed over the trailing 12 months, and it updates daily.Eligibility
Analysts need at least five Buy or Sell calls within 12 months on securities above a $20 million market cap.
Conviction Weighting
Strong Buy and Strong Sell returns count 1.5 times, while a Hold closes an existing call.
Ranking Formula
Combines the Fundamental Law of Active Management with conviction-weighted returns.
Leaderboard
The top 15 appear on the Top Analysts page, and the top 50 feed PRO's Top Analyst Ideas.
Seeking Alpha PRO
PRO includes everything in Premium and adds idea-generation tools for serious self-directed investors, financial advisers, and institutions.Daily Ideas
Three to five investment ideas arrive by email every trading day, each with a thesis and price target.
Top Analyst Ideas
New ideas from the top 50 analysts, filterable by success rate and average return.
Exclusive Coverage
Research on more than 1,300 stocks that Wall Street analysts do not cover.
Short Ideas
Short theses that pass a stricter editorial review than standard articles.
Upgrades & Downgrades
Daily Quant, Seeking Alpha analyst, and Wall Street rating changes gathered in one feed.
Dedicated Support
A PRO service team reachable by email, with phone calls available on request.
Upgrade Credit
Premium subscribers can move to PRO with credit applied from their current plan.
Alpha Picks by Seeking Alpha
Launched on July 1, 2022, Alpha Picks adds two Quant-selected stocks each month, released at 12 noon Eastern Time on the trading days closest to the 1st and 15th.Buy Rules
A stock needs a Strong Buy rating for at least 75 consecutive days, a share price above $10, and a market cap above $500 million.
Eligible Stocks
Only US common stocks qualify, excluding REITs and ADRs, and no stock can be picked again within a year.
Sell Rules
A Sell or Strong Sell rating, 180 consecutive days at Hold, or the company becoming an M&A target triggers an exit.
Position Limits
Holdings that reach 15% of the portfolio are trimmed to 10%. Winners above 100% keep running after the original stake is taken out.
Portfolio Size
Typically 35 to 45 stocks, each added with a hypothetical $1,000 at the day's VWAP.
Performance
Returned +319.19% against +102.18% for the S&P 500 from July 1, 2022 to October 19, 2026.
Member Extras
Weekly Friday updates and Quant team webinars every two weeks.
Seeking Alpha PRO Quant Portfolio
Included with PRO, the PRO Quant Portfolio holds 30 equally weighted Quant Strong Buys and rebalances every Monday.Turnover
Averages two to three trades per week, with some weeks bringing no changes.
Universe
Covers US stocks and ADRs of every market cap, with no minimum share price.
Sell Rules
Sell or Strong Sell ratings trigger a same-day exit, and Holds are removed far sooner than in Alpha Picks.
Benchmark
Measured against the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index to match the portfolio's equal weighting.
Performance
Returned +44.48% against +24.84% for the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index from May 30, 2025 to October 19, 2026.
Seeking Alpha Quant Growth & Income
Launched on June 3, 2026, Quant Growth & Income aims to beat the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) on total return while keeping a similar dividend yield.Universe
Up to 30 US stocks, ADRs, REITs, and small caps that currently pay a dividend.
Buy Rules
A stock needs a Buy or Strong Buy rating, dividend grades within set thresholds, and a market cap above $400 million.
Sell Rules
A Sell rating, a prolonged Hold, a dividend cut or suspension, or a weak Dividend Safety grade triggers an exit.
Schedule
Rebalances every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, averaging two trades per rebalance.
Risk Controls
Sector exposure is capped at 35%, and all dividends are reinvested.
Performance
Returned +12.32% against +0.76% for VYM from June 3 to October 19, 2026.
The Team Behind Seeking Alpha
David Jackson, Founder & CEOBuilt Seeking Alpha as the research tool he wanted for his own investing and remains closely involved in product development.
Steven Cress, Vice President of Quantitative Strategy
Created the Quant system after running a quantitative proprietary trading desk at Morgan Stanley and founding Cress Capital Management. Seeking Alpha acquired his firm, CressCap Investment Research, in December 2018.
Emma Johnston, Senior Quantitative Strategist
A former State Street portfolio strategist who helps manage Alpha Picks and the PRO Quant Portfolio.
Kevin Sanford, Quant Strategist
Specialises in macro and income-oriented systematic strategies and co-manages Quant Growth & Income.
Seeking Alpha Learning Resources & Support
Video HubWebinar replays and short Premium How-To tutorials organised into playlists.
Live Webinars
The product team runs regular feature sessions, and the Quant team hosts webinars every two weeks for portfolio subscribers.
Weekly News Quiz
Ten multiple-choice questions on the week's market news, published every Friday.
Community
Premium member discussions, article comment threads, and feature requests that help shape the product roadmap.
Customer Support
Reach the team at subscriptions@seekingalpha.com or by phone on 1-347-509-6837.
Seeking Alpha Pricing & Discounts
- Premium: $269 for the first year ($30 off the $299 list price), with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers - Claim offer
- PRO: $89 for a 1-month trial, then $2,149 for the first year ($250 off the $2,400 list price) - Claim offer
- Alpha Picks: $449 for the first year ($50 off the $499 list price) - Claim offer
- Quant Growth & Income: $449 for the first year ($50 off the $499 list price) - Claim offer
- Premium + Alpha Picks Bundle: $629 for the first year, saving $169 on the $798 combined price - Claim offer
- Alpha Picks + Quant Growth & Income Bundle: $719 for the first year, saving $279 on the $998 combined price - Claim offer
- Investing Groups: Pricing varies by group, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on first-time annual plans
- Multi-Year Plans: Lock in current Premium pricing for two or three years
- Group Rates: Available for teams of 10 or more employees
- Renewals: Introductory prices apply to the first year only, then plans renew at the list price
Payment Methods
Supports credit cards and PayPal for subscriptions bought on the website, while purchases made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are billed and refunded by Apple or Google.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- Cancel Anytime: Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
- Auto-Renewal: Plans renew automatically at the then-current list price unless cancelled.
- Free Trials: One per service, per person, with no trial on Apple App Store or Google Play purchases.
- Refunds: Fees are generally non-refundable unless Seeking Alpha agrees in writing.
- Money-Back Guarantee: 30 days, available only to first-time annual Investing Group subscribers.
Referral & Gift Subscriptions
Refer a FriendReferred users get a 14-day free Premium trial, and each paid conversion earns a $25 credit with no cap.
Gift Premium
A full year of Premium can be gifted by email, with no card details needed from the recipient.
Is Seeking Alpha Safe?
Secure Broker LinksPlaid and SnapTrade handle connections, so Seeking Alpha never sees brokerage login details.
Encrypted Connections
Broker links are encrypted and typically protected by two-factor authentication.
Research Only
Seeking Alpha cannot hold assets or place trades on a subscriber's behalf.
Independent Verification
Model portfolio performance is calculated through S&P Global as an independent third party.
Who Is Seeking Alpha For?
Beginner InvestorsQuant Ratings, pre-built screens, Ask Seeking Alpha, and Alpha Picks give newer investors a clear, data-driven starting point.
Experienced Investors
Factor grades, earnings transcripts, SEC filings, Short Ideas, and the weekly PRO Quant Portfolio support deeper and more active research.
Income Investors
Dividend grades, the portfolio Dividends tab, and Quant Growth & Income help build steady income while limiting exposure to dividend cuts.
Please Note
- Seeking Alpha is a research platform only, so trades cannot be placed and its model portfolios are not run with real money.
- Quant Ratings cover only US-listed stocks and ADRs that have at least one Wall Street analyst providing estimates.
- Subscription fees are generally non-refundable, and Alpha Picks does not offer a free trial.
- Ask Seeking Alpha is limited to Premium and PRO, so Alpha Picks-only subscribers cannot use it.
- Broker accounts protected by multi-factor authentication need a one-time passcode to re-sync, which stops automatic updates.
Seeking Alpha FAQs
1. How often are Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings updated?Quant Ratings refresh every trading day between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, before the US market opens. The Saturday run reflects Friday's session, and there is no update on Sunday.
2. How accurate are Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings?
Seeking Alpha presents Quant Ratings as a consistent first screen for comparing stocks, not a guarantee of returns. The model has been back-tested to 2010, with live simulated tracking since 2019 and performance attribution run through S&P Global.
3. Does Seeking Alpha provide price targets?
No. The Quant system signals an exit through a downgrade to Sell or Strong Sell, while average, low, and high Wall Street price targets appear on each stock's Ratings tab.
4. Does Seeking Alpha Premium include stock picks?
No. Premium helps investors find top-rated stocks through ratings and screeners, while recommendations come from Alpha Picks, a separate subscription that can be bundled with Premium for $629 in the first year.
5. What is the difference between Alpha Picks and the PRO Quant Portfolio?
Alpha Picks adds two US stocks per month for low-turnover investing, with positions intended to be held for at least one year. The PRO Quant Portfolio holds 30 equally weighted stocks, includes ADRs and small caps, rebalances weekly, and comes with PRO.
6. Is there a free version of Seeking Alpha?
Yes. A free account includes one Premium article per month, a portfolio with real-time alerts, basic research tools, and real-time prices.
7. Does Seeking Alpha offer a free trial?
Yes. New subscribers get a 7-day free Premium trial, limited to one per service per person, although Alpha Picks and app store purchases do not include one.
8. Can Seeking Alpha link to a brokerage account?
Yes. Accounts at brokers such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Interactive Brokers link through Plaid or SnapTrade to track holdings, but trades cannot be placed through Seeking Alpha.
9. Can a Seeking Alpha subscription be cancelled at any time?
Yes. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and fees are generally non-refundable unless Seeking Alpha agrees in writing.
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