Alternatives · GuruFocus

The GuruFocus alternative
for serious investors.

Decades of global data, guru portfolios and a dozen valuation figures — at a much higher price.

Four valuation modelsScreenerPortfolio analyticsWatchlistsThesis journal
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Lemma Analysis vs GuruFocus

FeatureLemma AnalysisGuruFocus
Editable DCF✓✓
Four intrinsic-value models, side by side✓Listed one by one
Seven valuation multiples vs. the company’s own history✓GF Value line
Business quality score0–10, every planGF Score
Investment thesis journal with review dates✓Stock notes
Guru (13F) portfolios✗✓
Thirty years of financial history✗✓
Markets coveredUS only100 markets
Valuation on the free planPaid after 7-day trialDCF calculator
Free to start✓✓

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What is GuruFocus?

GuruFocus is a value-investing research site best known for tracking what famous investors buy and sell through their 13F filings. Around that it has built a deep data platform: thirty years of financials on a hundred thousand stocks in a hundred markets, the GF Value fair-value line, an editable discounted-earnings calculator, about a dozen further valuation figures from the Graham Number to the Peter Lynch fair value, and the GF Score that ranks financial strength, profitability, growth and momentum. It is a great deal of tool, sold by region, and its US membership is billed yearly at one of the highest prices on this list. Lemma Analysis does fewer things, at a fraction of that price, and keeps your own reasoning beside the numbers.

Where GuruFocus shines

Guru and superinvestor portfolios from 13F filings — the reason many people sign up in the first place.

Thirty years of financial data across a hundred markets, with an Excel add-in to pull it into your own models.

A broad valuation toolkit: GF Value, an editable discounted-earnings calculator with a reverse mode, and about a dozen further valuation figures.

Why choose Lemma Analysis

Four models you read together

GuruFocus lists many valuation figures, each on its own row. Lemma Analysis draws Advanced DCF, Ben Graham, Simple DCF and the Dividend Discount Model on one axis against today’s price, says which of them fit this company and why the others do not, and puts a bear, base and bull case behind each. Part of Ultimate, seven days of which comes with every new account.

A fraction of the price

Ultimate is $8.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with no regional pricing and nothing above it: the valuation models, the screener, portfolio analytics and the thesis journal in one plan.

A thesis with a review date

GuruFocus keeps notes on a stock. Lemma Analysis keeps a thesis for each holding with a review date and a status, so every position becomes a decision you are asked to repeat rather than one you made once.

When to stay on GuruFocus

You follow the gurus

13F portfolios and politician trades are GuruFocus’s signature, and Lemma Analysis tracks neither — the insider trades it does show are in each company’s own news feed. If you find ideas by following other investors, stay.

You need decades, worldwide

Thirty years of financials in a hundred markets is far deeper than ours: our statements come from US companies’ filings with the SEC, and we cover NASDAQ and NYSE listings only.

You build models in Excel

GuruFocus’s Excel add-in feeds its data into your own spreadsheets. Lemma Analysis has no add-in and no data API; the models live in the app.

How to switch

01

Create a free account

Sign up in a moment — no credit card. Seven days of Ultimate come with it; the portfolio, the watchlists and the Quality Score stay free afterwards.

02

Value a stock your way

Open any ticker’s Intrinsic Value tab: Advanced DCF, Ben Graham, Simple DCF and the Dividend Discount Model, drawn on one axis against today’s price, with every assumption editable and a bear/base/bull case behind each.

03

Screen and build a watchlist

Screen for candidates, then track them on a watchlist with a margin-of-safety target so each name carries an undervalued / fair / rich signal.

04

Write the thesis and review it

Record why you own each position and give it a review date. Reaffirm or exit when the date comes due — a habit the other tools don’t give you.

FAQ

Is there a cheaper GuruFocus alternative?

Lemma Analysis is one: Ultimate is $8.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with no regional pricing and no tier above it, against a GuruFocus US membership billed yearly. It does fewer things — no guru portfolios, no thirty-year history, US listings only — and puts four valuation models, a screener, portfolio analytics and a thesis journal in one plan, seven days of which come with every new account.

What does Lemma Analysis do that GuruFocus doesn’t?

It reads its valuation methods together rather than one row at a time: four models on one axis, a stated reason beside any that does not fit, and a bear, base and bull case on each. It also keeps a thesis journal with review dates. GuruFocus does far more with data history, global coverage and guru tracking.

Does GuruFocus have a DCF calculator?

It has an editable two-stage discounted-earnings calculator, with a reverse mode and saved templates, beside GF Value and about a dozen other valuation figures. Lemma Analysis draws Advanced DCF, Ben Graham, Simple DCF and the Dividend Discount Model on one axis against today’s price instead; all four are part of Ultimate, and every new account gets seven days of it.

Can I follow guru portfolios in Lemma Analysis?

No. We do not track 13F filings or superinvestor holdings, and if that is how you find ideas GuruFocus is built for it. Lemma Analysis starts from one company and asks what it is worth.

Can I bring my GuruFocus portfolio across?

There is no direct import from GuruFocus. Watchlists are quick to rebuild by ticker, and a portfolio comes across as transactions — typed in on the free plan, which holds 1 portfolio of up to 10 positions, or on Ultimate imported from your broker’s CSV export or synced from Trading 212 or Interactive Brokers. Start with the positions you know least well; that is where a written thesis earns its keep.

Ready to move past GuruFocus?

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