VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tool Comparison

Alpha Spread vs edmundSEC comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Alpha Spread adds Screeners, Stock Comparison, Stock Ideas, Valuation Models, Financials, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Watchlist, Portfolio, Alerts, News, and APIs & SDKs coverage that edmundSEC skips.

edmundSEC includes Improved Filings, AI Chat, and AI Earnings Summary categories that Alpha Spread omits.

Alpha Spread has a free tier, while edmundSEC requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

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Alpha Spread

alphaspread.com

Stock‑valuation platform centered on intrinsic value. Combines DCF and relative valuation into a scenario range (bear/base/bull), adds Wall Street estimates/targets, profitability & solvency scoring, a flexible screener (with alerts), watchlists, an investment journal, curated news, and side‑by‑side comparisons. Enterprise plan advertises API access (currently limited/waitlisted), with public self‑serve tiers Free, Premium, and Unlimited.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views.
  • Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator.
  • Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts.
  • Watchlists plus targeted alerts: price/valuation thresholds, analyst price‑target changes, and insider activity.
  • Analyst section with price targets and forward estimates; earnings‑calls section; AI assistant for natural‑language summaries/questions.

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edmundSEC

edmundsec.com

A web-based platform built around SEC filings and earnings call transcripts. Features include AI-powered search, single-document Q&A, and transcript summaries. A subscription is offered (including an early “Founder” lifetime promotion), though detailed plan tiers and pricing are not publicly listed.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
  • AI-generated summaries for earnings call transcripts.

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Where they differ

Alpha Spread

Distinct strengths include:

  • Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views.
  • Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator.
  • Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts.
  • Watchlists plus targeted alerts: price/valuation thresholds, analyst price‑target changes, and insider activity.

edmundSEC

Distinct strengths include:

  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeAlpha SpreadedmundSEC
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Transcripts

Unique: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Stock Ideas, Valuation Models, Financials, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Watchlist, Portfolio, Alerts, News, APIs & SDKs

Shared: Transcripts

Unique: Improved Filings, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views.
  • Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator.
  • Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts.
  • Watchlists plus targeted alerts: price/valuation thresholds, analyst price‑target changes, and insider activity.
  • Analyst section with price targets and forward estimates; earnings‑calls section; AI assistant for natural‑language summaries/questions.
  • Stock comparison for side‑by‑side analysis; curated market news stream; investment journal for notes.

Unique

  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
  • AI-generated summaries for earnings call transcripts.
  • Subscription offering confirmed, including an initial lifetime “Founder” promotion at launch, though ongoing plan details are not disclosed.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Alpha Spread and edmundSEC both support?

Both platforms cover Transcripts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Alpha Spread offers a free entry point, while edmundSEC requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Alpha Spread and edmundSEC?

Both Alpha Spread and edmundSEC prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Alpha Spread differentiates itself with Automatic intrinsic value from two methods (DCF + relative valuation) with bear/base/bull range; “valuation history” views., Manual DCF with sensitivity analysis; separate discount‑rate (CAPM/WACC) calculator., and Stock screener with valuation, Wall St targets/estimates, profitability, solvency, dividend safety/shareholder yield; prebuilt screens (e.g., Magic Formula) and email screener alerts., whereas edmundSEC stands out for Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface., ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts., and Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end..

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