StoCoTo.com – Stock Comparison Tool

The STOck COmparison TOol is a free data analytics platform designed to compare stocks using performance and technical features based on share price and volume. Included are four European indexes (AEX, CAC, DAX, SMI) and three USA indexes (Dow Jones, S&P100, NASDAQ). For eight sectors (automotive, biopharma, energy, finance, household and personal goods, manufacturing and technology, retail, technology) the relevant stocks are selected and combined into a comparative analysis. The visualization of the comparisons provides insights into market performance, identifies potential trading opportunities, determines risk and performs a peer comparison. For a selection of companies, a deep-dive into price and volume over time is available in the shape of a technical analysis (AD, MFI, MACD, RSI, Stochastic Oscillator). All features are visualized using interactive histograms and charts with (where possible) reference lines provided. The StoCoTo platform offers a unique way of viewing stock market data that allows the trader to pre-select shares that can be considered opportunities and provides an understanding of risk. Types of trading strategies that this free online analysis tool is suitable for (but not limited to) are momentum, technical and swing trading.

The different indexes and sectors are all up-to-date.
Last data refresh: 17 October 2024 – 17:43 C.E.T. (Amsterdam)

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Compare stocks with technical features

Comparing stocks is a challenging task, but can be achieved using the standard metrics price change and trade volume over time. From these two, a range of features such as technical indicators (volatility, money flow, short/medium price performance, MFI, RSI) can be derived. This webtool allows the comparison of the stocks in different indexes and sectors using easy-to-interpret graphs and histograms.

Analysis of shares provided by the webtool
A set of analysis is available for each index or sector. The structure is the same for all. The pages for the individual companies have a different structure focussing only on technical analysis. The link for each section provides an explainer handout.

  • Data overview – A table that contains the most important values that are used in the analysis of each stock.
  • Index/sector performance overview – A ranking of traded companies to understand which have shown the best price growth, trade activity, volatility or money flow.
  • Performance insights – An overview of the recent price changes an trade activity (volume) to understand how a selected stock is performing and providing a reference by comparing it to other companies in the same index or sector.
  • Trading opportunities – Four comparison of stocks based on technical indicators and price movement to identify opportunities to pre-select stocks that are a buy or sell.
  • Understanding risk – An understanding of the current price in relationship to recent price movement and its high/low of the previous year.
  • Peer comparison – How does an index or sector perform compared to all other stocks. A potential first step before focussing on individual shares.
  • Technical analysis – Graphs that show technical indicators such as MFI, MACD, Stochastic Oscillator, etc over time for individual listed companies.

Feedback from our users

“My experience with the stock comparison tool has been very positive. It introduced me to using analytics to find stocks of interest. A great starting point to pick out stocks to learn more about and possibly invest in. I also appreciate the link to Yahoo finance.” – Mike Connor, United Kingdom

“What I like most about stocoto is that I can get an overview of all stocks first and then dive deeper into them using the technical analysis. The graphs clearly help as well because many other websites provide tables that need to be clicked on first before I find what I am looking for. This makes the experience a lot faster.” – Kate Hudgins, USA

“In comparison to other sites such as tradingview.com it has less data. This actually works as a benefit as only relevant data is shown and all displayed on a single page, It makes it much quicker to navigate and find some interesting companies.” – Markus Friedrich, Germany

“The one thing I like most is that the technical analysis has all graphs below each other, making it quick to scroll through and observe or compare patterns. Saving a few clicks makes me want to come back more often.” – Claude Leroy, France

Analyse the leading stock markets of Europe and USA

Currently, there are eight stock markets available for comparison and analysis. They represent the majority of the largest and most traded listed companies in North America and Europe. The selected indexes are:

In addition, a selection of companies has been made from each stock market based on their trade activity and relevance. These are grouped in the ‘StoCoTo selection’ and will for most traders represent the main stocks of interest. All of the companies in this selection have an individual technical analysis available.

Focus on comparable companies by choosing any of the eight sectors

There are eight company sectors available on the analysis platform. Many alternative sectors contain few stocks making their analysis irrelevant. Therefore, only the ones are included when enough companies are available that a reliable comparative analysis can be performed. The available sectors are:

A range of technical indicators are available to analyze shares

Across the different individual stock analysis a set of performance and technical indicators are available that are derived from price and volume. Together these make up a profile of an individual share. A carefull selection has been made to avoid duplication of indicators that only differ moderately. The available technical indicators (with a link to their description) are:

Tip 17: Researching technical indicators
The technical indicators provided by Stocoto are a powerful tool for understanding the behaviour of the stock price. Unfortunately, they are not perfect. To get a better understanding of their intended use and how they are calculated, it is recommended to read the articles that are available under the ‘guides’ section. Furthermore, it can be suggested to do more research on how these indicators have been used by others and how they would fit into a trading strategy. Lastly, there has been some research done on these and it is worth using for example scholar.google to expand your knowledge.

All tips & tricks have been collected in a dedicated page. Spend a few minutes there to make the most out of the Stock Comparison Tool.

Updates October 2024
• The pages of the individual companies listed on the DAX have been checked an updated. These include: Allianz, Beiersdorf and Henkel.
• The stocks that make up the Eurostoxx and Dow Jones have been checked for correctness and adjusted accordingly. Both indexes are fully up-to-date.

Updates September 2024
• The pages of the individual companies listed on the CAC have been checked and updated. These include Air Liquide, BNP Paribas, Danone, L’Oreal, LVMH, Sanofi and TotalEnergies.
• Stocoto.com has experienced some issues with its API. These have all been fixed.

Updates August 2024
• The S&P100, StoCoTO selection, Finance and Household and Personal Goods pages have received updates.
• The technical analysis of companies from the AEX have been updated. These involve Akzo Nobel, ASML, Heineken, ING, Shell and Unilever.
• The technical analysis of SMI companies are updated. These involve, Nestle, Novartis, Richemont, Roche and UBS.
• The article on the A/D-indicator has been updated.

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