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Friday, December 26, 2025

Tool Comparison

Morningstar Investor vs Stock Rover comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Morningstar Investor adds Bulls Say Bear Say coverage that Stock Rover skips.

Stock Rover includes ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Data Visualizations, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Calendar, Dividends, Flags, Valuation Models, Transcripts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Education, and Videos categories that Morningstar Investor omits.

In depth comparison

Morningstar Investor logo

Morningstar Investor

morningstar.com

Hands-on review

Morningstar’s flagship research and portfolio platform for individual investors. Free users get access to screeners and quotes, while subscribers unlock analyst reports, expanded data, and premium ratings. A 7-day trial is available. Canceling a subscription also removes access to saved portfolios, watchlists, and screens.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Powerful screeners for stocks, funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds with over 200 searchable data points and curated pre-filtered lists.
  • Portfolio X-Ray tool showing allocations by asset class, sector, and region across combined holdings.
  • Analyst reports with Fair Value estimates, Moat ratings, and “Bulls Say / Bears Say” perspectives (subscriber feature).
  • Quote pages enriched with Morningstar Star Ratings and detailed analysis for subscribers.
  • Portfolio and watchlist alerts delivered via email to keep you informed on holdings you track.

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Stock Rover logo

Stock Rover

stockrover.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Fundamental research and portfolio management platform focused on US and Canadian stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. Premium tiers expand metrics, history and portfolio analytics; Premium Plus adds custom & equation screening, fair value / margin of safety, Stock Rover Ratings and other advanced analytics. Research Reports are sold as a separate PDF add‑on that can be bundled with yearly or two‑year plans.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts.
  • Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus).
  • Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools.
  • Future Simulations tool uses Monte Carlo methods to model long‑term portfolio outcomes under different market regimes, inflation assumptions and contribution/withdrawal patterns.
  • Earnings Calendar shows upcoming earnings for all covered companies or just your portfolios and watchlists, with day/week/month views and a dashboard tile for quick monitoring.

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Where they differ

Morningstar Investor

Distinct strengths include:

  • Powerful screeners for stocks, funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds with over 200 searchable data points and curated pre-filtered lists.
  • Portfolio X-Ray tool showing allocations by asset class, sector, and region across combined holdings.
  • Analyst reports with Fair Value estimates, Moat ratings, and “Bulls Say / Bears Say” perspectives (subscriber feature).
  • Quote pages enriched with Morningstar Star Ratings and detailed analysis for subscribers.

Stock Rover

Distinct strengths include:

  • Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts.
  • Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus).
  • Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools.
  • Future Simulations tool uses Monte Carlo methods to model long‑term portfolio outcomes under different market regimes, inflation assumptions and contribution/withdrawal patterns.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMorningstar InvestorStock Rover
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Scores

Unique: Bulls Say Bear Say

Shared: Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, Scores

Unique: ETF Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, Data Visualizations, Correlation, Monte Carlo, Calendar, Dividends, Flags, Valuation Models, Transcripts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Education, Videos

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Powerful screeners for stocks, funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds with over 200 searchable data points and curated pre-filtered lists.
  • Portfolio X-Ray tool showing allocations by asset class, sector, and region across combined holdings.
  • Analyst reports with Fair Value estimates, Moat ratings, and “Bulls Say / Bears Say” perspectives (subscriber feature).
  • Quote pages enriched with Morningstar Star Ratings and detailed analysis for subscribers.
  • Portfolio and watchlist alerts delivered via email to keep you informed on holdings you track.
  • Option to download portfolio holdings in CSV format for backup or analysis.

Unique

  • Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts.
  • Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus).
  • Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools.
  • Future Simulations tool uses Monte Carlo methods to model long‑term portfolio outcomes under different market regimes, inflation assumptions and contribution/withdrawal patterns.
  • Earnings Calendar shows upcoming earnings for all covered companies or just your portfolios and watchlists, with day/week/month views and a dashboard tile for quick monitoring.
  • Metric library offers 700+ GAAP‑compliant financial, technical and derived metrics, including advanced ratios, analyst estimates, returns vs. benchmarks and many chartable series.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Morningstar Investor and Stock Rover both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Fund Overview, Fund Performance, Fund Holdings, Fund Rating, and Scores workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Morningstar Investor and Stock Rover require subscriptions?

Both Morningstar Investor and Stock Rover keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Morningstar Investor and Stock Rover?

Both Morningstar Investor and Stock Rover support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Morningstar Investor differentiates itself with Powerful screeners for stocks, funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds with over 200 searchable data points and curated pre-filtered lists., Portfolio X-Ray tool showing allocations by asset class, sector, and region across combined holdings., and Analyst reports with Fair Value estimates, Moat ratings, and “Bulls Say / Bears Say” perspectives (subscriber feature)., whereas Stock Rover stands out for Spreadsheet‑style Table lets you compare stocks, ETFs and mutual funds side‑by‑side with customizable views and an Insight Panel showing detailed fundamentals, analyst ratings, news and earnings transcripts., Powerful stock and ETF screener supports hundreds of metrics, ranked screening and equation‑based filters, with more metrics and history unlocked at higher tiers (up to 700+ metrics in Premium Plus)., and Portfolio Management covers brokerage integration, portfolio analytics, automatic performance emails, dividend income projections, Monte Carlo simulations, correlation analysis, trade planning and rebalancing tools..

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Curation & Accuracy

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