Introduction

Another very informative web service is Stock Rover. As always, you should register with an e-mail address, which will inevitably result in certain e-mails from Stock Rover-affiliated sites, but it’s a small price to pay. You can sign up again and again. Of course there are also premium plans, more on that below.

Here are the different plans (a free plan is availabe too after signing up):

Key facts

• Many functions in the free version
• Various premium packages, the cheapest US$ 80/year
• Somewhat confusing, as extremely packed with information
• Interesting special functions even in the free version, such as peer comparison

Details

After opening it (with a logged-in user), you will land on the dashboard page, which gives you a good market overview with the most important indices, sectors and stocks in demand. At the top of the page next to the Stock Rover logo you can enter a ticker, let’s take XOM for example. Here you can already see a mass of information such as profit figures, profit estimates, key figures on profit, growth, a profile of the company, and so-called peers (similar companies (not shown in the picture, further down the page).

Example of XOM details

This page is the “Summary” page. At the top left you can now switch to individual tabs to obtain even more detailed information. The EPS, Dividends, Statements (financial figures), Analysts and News tabs are available.
Particularly noteworthy are Dividends, where you can get an excellent overview of the dividend history. And even better are the financial figures of the last 5 years (more in premium versions), and the analysts page. The analyst rating overview is available for a fee with most providers (see picture below). This is really very useful!

Select “Charts” in the menu and you will see the chart of the selected security. There are tons of options for displaying the charts to your hearts contents. Worth mentioning are the extensive technical and fundamental indicators that can be added to the chart, as well as important events such as dividend payments, stock splits, etc. You can also compare different companies directly in the chart, which is also very helpful and very easy to do (click on “Compare to” in the chart).

The “Markets” menu is also worth mentioning. In addition to the market overview, there are several tabs with information on “Bonds” such as US government bonds, commodities and important ETFs. The information is not quite as detailed, but it is certainly sufficient for a good overview. Under “Analyst Ratings” there is an overview of important new analyst recommendations such as upgrades or downgrades.

The “Earnings Calendar”, where you can view the dates of the companies’ quarterly or annual reports in a clear calendar view, is really nice. Daily, weekly and monthly views are possible, and you can set certain filters (market value, individual stock exchanges).

Premium version

The Essentials version includes:

• Charts, lists etc. can be saved (Excel, CSV, screenshots of charts)
• Many more technical indicators
• Historical data up to 5 years back
• Customizable columns/views
• Create watchlists/portfolios
• Creation of stock screener

The Premium version costs around 180 US$/year. But you also get additional features such as

• Complex mail notifications
• Historical data going back up to 10 years
• Even more technical indicators (superfluous in my opinion)
• More financial key figures
• Extended stock screener
• More analysis options
• Possibility to enter notes for stocks/portfolios
• All data/charts/lists are downloadable for customization (various formats such as CSV/XLS), screenshots of chart

The Premium Plus contains even more indicators/metrics, investor warnings and configurable comparison tables which could be of interest for the heavy-duty trader/investor.

Conclusion

The free version of Stock Rover contains some nice additional functions that others do not offer. For the most of us average traders, it’s enough to get started and provide us with valuable information on companies. However, without a subscription you will reach the limits relatively quickly. Although the Essentials version offers a lot more, it also lacks some important features such as data export, and only 5 years of historical data is a bit meagre. The fact that you need the Premium version for watchlists/portfolios is also a bit annoying.

Like Barcharts, the premium plan (best value for money option) is an acceptable price at around 180 US$ per year, and you do get a professional package. There is no app, but the mobile version of Stock Rover is quite well done.