Best AI for Find similar stocks and sector peers
Identify the 5–10 closest peers to a given stock by sector, size, and fundamentals — with valuation, growth, and profitability side-by-side for competitive landscape analysis.
Finviz
Finviz is the dominant tool for peer analysis because every stock detail page includes a built-in sector/industry comparison table showing P/E, P/S, P/B, debt-to-equity, ROE, and growth metrics for the company alongside its 10–30 closest peers ranked by market cap. The free tier covers the entire peer comparison workflow with 15-minute delayed data; Elite ($24.96/month) adds real-time and advanced screening to find peers by custom criteria (e.g., 'all software companies with >25% revenue growth and <$10B market cap'). Used by retail traders, financial journalists, and institutional analysts alike — the de facto standard for 'who else looks like this.'
Open FinvizFind peer stocks to [TICKER] with the following comparative analysis: 1. 5–7 direct peers by sector and market cap 2. Valuation comparison (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA) — is [TICKER] cheap or expensive vs. peers? 3. Growth comparison (revenue and EPS growth, trailing and forward) 4. Profitability comparison (gross margin, operating margin, ROE) 5. Performance comparison (1Y, 3Y, 5Y returns) 6. Which peer represents the bull case scenario for [TICKER]? 7. Which peer represents the bear case?
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Before vs. after using this prompt
Investor researching CRWD opens Google, searches 'CRWD competitors,' gets a Wikipedia list with PANW, ZS, S, OKTA, and FTNT but no comparative data. Opens 5 tabs, each company's investor page, tries to compare P/E and growth manually. After 45 minutes they have a messy spreadsheet and aren't sure which peer is the right comparison.
Same investor opens CRWD on Finviz, scrolls to the industry comparison table, sees PANW, ZS, S, FTNT, OKTA, and three more peers ranked by market cap with P/E, P/S, ROE, and revenue growth visible side-by-side. Two minutes later they know CRWD trades at a premium to PANW on P/S but with faster growth — useful framing for the next 20 minutes of qualitative research.
Koyfin
Better when you need institutional-grade peer analysis with longer historical data, custom watchlists, and side-by-side fundamental modeling. Koyfin's free tier is generous and the Plus tier ($39/month) gives you 20 years of financials per company and a similar-companies algorithm that goes beyond sector matching. Use Finviz for fast peer screening; use Koyfin when you want to model peers like a buy-side analyst.
Open KoyfinFrequently asked
What's the difference between 'sector peers' and 'true competitors'?
Sector peers share the same GICS classification (e.g., 'Cybersecurity Software'); true competitors actually compete for the same customers. CrowdStrike and Palo Alto are both cybersecurity peers and true competitors. CrowdStrike and Okta are sector peers but compete in different segments (endpoint vs. identity). For investment analysis, true competitors matter more for thesis-building; sector peers matter more for valuation comparison.
Is the free Finviz tier really enough or do I need Elite?
Free is enough for 95% of peer analysis workflow. The Elite upgrade matters if you want to screen for peers by custom criteria (e.g., 'all SaaS companies between $5B–$20B with rule-of-40 above 50') or need real-time prices for active trading. For research and investment decisions on multi-day or multi-week horizons, free works.
Why not just ask ChatGPT or Claude to list peers for me?
LLMs hallucinate peer lists, especially for less-followed companies, and their financial data is often months stale or wrong. Finviz pulls live financial data and uses systematic GICS classification. Use an LLM for qualitative analysis of peers you've already identified; use Finviz to identify the peers.