Stock valuation platforms compared
What fair value software does, how to choose one, and how TickerWorth compares with the tools people weigh it against.
What fair value analysis software is
Stock valuation software estimates what a listed company’s shares are worth from the business itself rather than from where the price has been. A common starting point is a discounted cash flow (DCF): a forecast of the cash the business can produce, discounted back to today at a rate that reflects its risk. Other methods lean on peer multiples, historical trading multiples or book value, and many tools combine several.
The answer is a model’s estimate, and it moves with every assumption behind it. So the useful question about any tool is how much of that working it shows you, and what it does when a model does not fit the company.
How to choose a stock valuation platform
Run these checks on any tool, ours included. Each takes a few minutes with one ordinary company and one bank.
Are the inputs shown, with their source?
Open one company and find the growth rate, the margins and the discount rate behind the number, and where each was read from. A number with no visible inputs cannot be checked.
On TickerWorthEvery assumption is printed with its basis, and one we chose rather than read is labelled ESTIMATE.
Does it decline when a model doesn’t fit?
Look up a bank. A bank’s debt is its raw material rather than its financing, so a cash-flow model is the wrong lens for one. See what the tool publishes instead.
On TickerWorthBanks and insurers get a bank model (justified price-to-book) instead of a DCF, rate-regulated utilities get no DCF fair value, and a company whose filings are too thin gets no number. Each page says why.
Does it show a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF solves for the growth rate today’s price already implies, so you can weigh the market’s assumption beside the tool’s.
On TickerWorthYes, free, on every company page where a cash-flow model fits.
Does it show how sure it is?
Move the discount rate a point either way and see how far the value moves. A single precise figure with no band around it hides that spread.
On TickerWorthWhere a cash-flow model fits, the page shows the sensitivity band. When our valuation lenses disagree too widely, we publish the range and make no over- or undervalued call.
What does the free tier include, and what is metered?
Count what you can read before paying: how many companies a day or a month, and whether you get the number itself or only a preview of it.
On TickerWorthEvery company we cover is free to read and unmetered, with no account. A ticker we haven’t modelled yet is valued live: one a day signed out, five a day with a free account.
Can you edit the model, and at what price?
Change one assumption, such as the growth rate, and check that the value is recomputed from it.
On TickerWorthWith Pro, which is $99 a year or $14.99 a month: change growth, margin, horizon and the discount rate yourself, and the engine recomputes the fair value.
Does every price carry its time?
A fair value is only as current as the price it is set against. Look for when the quote was taken, and whether the feed is delayed.
On TickerWorthEvery price carries the time it was taken, and the page says the feed is delayed.
To run them on TickerWorth, open the intrinsic value calculator and type any ticker.
TickerWorth against other tools
Each comparison is dated: the other tool’s prices were read from its own pricing page on the day shown.
Companies head to head
Two companies on our own model: fair value, price, discount rate and terminal growth, side by side.
Common questions
What is fair value analysis software?
Stock valuation software estimates what a listed company’s shares are worth from the business itself rather than from where the price has been. A common starting point is a discounted cash flow (DCF): a forecast of the cash the business can produce, discounted back to today at a rate that reflects its risk. Other methods lean on peer multiples, historical trading multiples or book value, and many tools combine several. The answer is a model’s estimate, and it moves with every assumption behind it. So the useful question about any tool is how much of that working it shows you, and what it does when a model does not fit the company.
How do I choose a stock valuation platform?
Open the same two companies on each tool, an ordinary business and a bank, and check: whether every input is shown with its source, whether it declines to force a cash-flow model where one does not fit, whether it shows a reverse DCF, whether an uncertain value comes with a range, what the free tier meters, and whether you can edit the model and at what price.
Which valuation tools does TickerWorth compare itself with?
Simply Wall St, AlphaSpread and GuruFocus. Each comparison page says the day the other tool’s figures were read from its own pricing page.
Is TickerWorth free?
Reading is free. Every company we cover is free to read and unmetered, with no account, and a ticker we haven’t modelled yet is valued live: one a day signed out, five a day with a free account. Editing the model is part of Pro, which is $99 a year or $14.99 a month.