Top 5 Penny Stock Screeners

by TJP on March 1, 2009

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One of the easiest way to find undervalued penny stocks is to use a free penny stock screener. A good screener lets you search a variety of filters to create a powerful, personalized list of bargain penny stock buys.

Best of all, they are free to use and you can access them at anytime by logging onto the internet.  Every screener isn’t created equal, so I listed my Top 5 favorite online stock screen tools.

Which is the Best Penny Stock Screener?

1. Yahoo! Finance Penny Stock Screener

Yahoo Stock Screener

Yahoo Stock Screener

Yahoo! offers a powerful stock tool that lets you short your results by:

  • Category
  • Share Data
  • Sales and Profitability
  • Valuation Ratios
  • Analyst Estimates

Remember to set the “Share Price” to $10 max to only retrieve penny stocks.

2. MarketWatch Penny Stock Screener

MarketWatch Stock Screener

MarketWatch Stock Screener

MarketWatch’s screener is the most web 2.0 like of the bunch. You can sort the results based on:

  • Price
  • Volume
  • Fundamentals
  • Technicals
  • Exchange & Industry

MarketWatch gives you the most control over your results better than any other stock tool. Remember to activate stocks “trading from $1 to $10″ to only show penny stocks.

3. MorningStar Penny Stock Screener

MorningStar Stock Screener

MorningStar Stock Screener

MorningStar’s tool is more suited for mutual fund investors, but you can ignore the MorningStar ratings to return some incredibly accurate penny stock recommendations. You can sort the results by:

  • Stock Basics
  • MorningStar Stock Grades (Optional)
  • Company Performance
  • Stock Performance
  • Valuation

Morningstar lacks a trading price function, so limit the market capitalization to $1 billion.

4. AOL Penny Stock Screener

AOL Finance Stock Screener

AOL Finance Stock Screener

AOL offers a very useful screener that lets you sort penny stocks by:

  • Company Basics
  • Profile
  • Fundamentals
  • Performance
  • Results

Select the $0 to $10 Price range in the beginning, continue screening your results, and you’ll create a powerful list of targeted penny stocks in no time.

5. MSN Penny Stock Screener

MSN Stock Screener

MSN Stock Screener

MSN offers a simple yet powerful stock tool as well. You can sort the results by company basics and key financial indicators. MSN lacks many screening features, so make sure to select only small cap stocks to improve your search results.