Stock Market Research Pack Scraper

Stock Market Research Pack Scraper

Scrape stock quotes, historical OHLC data, analyst ratings, and ticker metadata from six financial APIs in one run. Feed it a ticker like AAPL or IBM and get a unified dataset from Alpha Vantage, Stooq, Twelve Data, Tiingo, IEX Cloud, and MarketBeat. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Pulling a full research pack for a stock usually means juggling API keys, rate limits, and different response formats from half a dozen financial data providers. This Actor queries six sources in parallel from a single ticker input and returns every response in a consistent flat schema, so you can compare quotes, historical prices, and analyst sentiment without writing any integration code.

Who uses it	What they scrape Stock Market Research Pack for
Quantitative analysts	Backtesting a strategy against historical OHLC data from Stooq and real-time quotes from Alpha Vantage.
Financial journalists	Pulling analyst ratings from MarketBeat alongside the latest price snapshot for a company profile piece.
Retail investors	Comparing the current quote, historical trend, and Wall Street consensus for a stock before making a decision.
Data engineers	Feeding a data warehouse with normalized stock data from multiple free and public financial APIs.

What it does

This Actor collects stock quotes, historical OHLC data, analyst ratings, and supported-ticker metadata from six financial data APIs and returns each result as a flat row.

• 📈 Multi-source quotes: real-time and delayed stock prices from Alpha Vantage and IEX Cloud in one call.
• 📅 Historical OHLC: daily open, high, low, close, and volume from Stooq for backtesting and charting.
• ⭐ Analyst ratings: MarketBeat consensus rating, target price, and rating breakdown for a given ticker.
• 🏷️ Ticker metadata: supported tickers and exchange listings from Tiingo and Twelve Data for universe screening.
• 💱 FX and crypto: Alpha Vantage also returns forex and cryptocurrency pairs when you pass those tickers.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Stock Market Research Pack data

📊 Build a stock research dashboard.

A retail investor runs the Actor on a watchlist of tickers each morning and pipes the CSV into a Google Sheet that shows the latest quote, 90-day trend, and analyst rating for every position.

🧪 Backtest a trading strategy.

A quant researcher pulls five years of daily OHLC data from Stooq for the S&P 500 constituents and feeds it into a Python backtesting framework.

📰 Automate a market briefing.

A financial newsletter writer triggers the Actor for a handful of tickers before market open and uses the analyst rating and price change columns to draft the morning commentary.

🔍 Screen for new tickers.

A data engineer calls the Tiingo and Twelve Data sources to collect the full list of supported tickers and exchange listings, then cross-references them with an internal universe file.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
One ticker, six sources	Query Alpha Vantage, Stooq, Twelve Data, Tiingo, IEX Cloud, and MarketBeat in a single run.
Flat, unified schema	Every response lands in the same column structure regardless of which API produced it.
No API key management	The Actor handles the endpoints. You provide the ticker and pick the sources.
Parallel execution	All selected sources are called concurrently, so a full research pack returns in seconds.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Stock Market Research Pack the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Stock Market Research Pack Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Stock Market Research Pack changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a single stock ticker or company name and select which of the six sources to query in parallel. The maxItems limit caps results per source so your dataset stays predictable. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "query": "AAPL",
 "sources": [
 "alpha-vantage",
 "stooq-historical",
 "twelvedata",
 "tiingo",
 "iex-cloud",
 "marketbeat"
 ],
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "query": "AAPL",
 "sources": [
 "alpha-vantage",
 "stooq-historical",
 "twelvedata",
 "tiingo",
 "iex-cloud",
 "marketbeat"
 ],
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Stock Market Research Pack Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Stock Market Research Pack through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/stock-market-research-pack-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results for my ticker?

Check that the ticker symbol is correct and that you have selected at least one source. Some sources may not cover every ticker. Try a major ticker like AAPL to verify the Actor is working.

Why is the Stooq historical source returning an empty dataset?

Stooq may not have data for delisted or very new tickers. Verify the ticker exists on stooq.com. Also check that maxItems is set high enough to capture the date range you expect.

Why do I see different prices from Alpha Vantage and IEX Cloud?

The two sources may reflect different exchanges or slight delays. Alpha Vantage typically provides the primary exchange quote, while IEX Cloud uses IEX exchange data. Small differences are normal.

Why is the MarketBeat source returning an error?

MarketBeat may block automated requests if the ticker is rarely covered or if the endpoint is under heavy load. Retry the run after a few minutes, or try a widely followed ticker.

Why did my run time out?

If you selected all six sources with a very high maxItems, the combined response time may exceed the default timeout. Reduce maxItems or select fewer sources and try again.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need API keys for Alpha Vantage, Tiingo, or the other sources?	No. The Actor uses public endpoints and free-tier access where available. You do not need to register or provide any API keys.
What ticker format should I use?	Use the standard ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, IBM, MSFT). For forex pairs use something like EURUSD, and for crypto use BTCUSD. The Actor passes your input directly to each source.
Can I run this for multiple tickers at once?	The Actor is designed for one ticker per run. To process a list, you can call the Actor once per ticker via the Apify API or a scheduler.
What does the Stooq historical source return?	It returns daily OHLC (open, high, low, close) and volume time series. The exact date range depends on what Stooq makes available for that ticker.
Does MarketBeat give a buy or sell rating?	MarketBeat returns the consensus analyst rating (e.g., Moderate Buy, Hold), the average target price, and a breakdown of individual analyst recommendations.
What is the IEX Cloud source?	The IEX Cloud source acts as a snapshot fallback. It returns a delayed stock quote when you need a second price reference alongside Alpha Vantage.
How fresh is the data?	Freshness depends on each provider. Alpha Vantage and IEX Cloud return near-real-time quotes. Stooq historical data is end-of-day. MarketBeat ratings update daily.
Can I get intraday data?	The current sources focus on daily OHLC and real-time snapshots. Intraday bars are not included in this Actor.
What happens if a source is down?	The Actor calls all selected sources in parallel. If one source fails or times out, the run continues and the other sources still deliver their results.
Is this legal to use?	The Actor accesses publicly available endpoints. You are responsible for complying with each data provider's terms of service for your use case.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the respective data providers. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.