Benzinga
benzinga.com
Free financial news site for fast market-moving headlines, analyst rating changes, earnings and options activity, from the publisher of Benzinga Pro.
What it is
Benzinga is a financial news publisher whose free website covers the stories active traders watch during the session: stock movers, analyst upgrades, downgrades and price-target changes, earnings previews and call transcripts, and unusual options activity such as daily whale-alert roundups. Coverage runs well into small and mid-cap names, where catalysts often get little attention elsewhere.
Alongside the articles, the site publishes a free analyst ratings page listing the day's upgrades, downgrades and initiations, and market pages with quotes and rankings. There are also iOS and Android apps.
Benzinga sells two paid products on top of the free site. Benzinga Edge is a subscription layered onto the website that adds stock rankings, analyst accuracy data, an unusual options activity tool and research. Benzinga Pro, listed separately in this directory, is a real-time news terminal with an audio squawk, scanners and calendars, aimed at day traders who need headlines the moment they cross.
The free site is a good way to follow catalysts during and after the session. It is not a real-time terminal: headlines on the website are published articles rather than a streaming wire, which is what Benzinga Pro sells.
Key features
- Market-moving news
- Articles on movers, earnings, guidance, mergers and other catalysts, with deep coverage of small and mid-cap stocks.
- Analyst ratings
- Daily lists of analyst upgrades, downgrades, initiations and price-target changes, plus articles summarizing the most notable ones.
- Options activity coverage
- Regular articles on unusual options activity and large 'whale' options trades by sector.
- Earnings coverage
- Earnings previews, results articles and published conference call transcripts.
- Mobile apps
- Benzinga news and market data apps for iOS and Android.
- Benzinga Edge
- Paid add-on to the site with stock rankings, analyst accuracy metrics, an unusual options activity tool and research reports.
Pricing
We could not confirm current prices on Benzinga's own site, so none are shown here.
The website is free to read. Benzinga Edge pricing could not be confirmed on Benzinga's own pages at review time, so it is not listed here. Benzinga Pro is a separate paid terminal with its own pricing page.
Free option: The news site, analyst ratings lists and mobile apps are free to use; some rankings and tools are reserved for Benzinga Edge subscribers.
Checked September 25, 2026 on benzinga.com. Prices change; confirm on the provider's site before you subscribe.
Strengths
- Fast, catalyst-focused coverage aimed at active traders
- Covers small and mid-cap stocks that larger outlets often skip
- Free daily analyst upgrade and downgrade lists
- Regular coverage of unusual options activity
Limitations
- The website is a set of published articles, not a streaming real-time news feed; that is Benzinga Pro
- Analyst accuracy data, rankings and the options activity tool are part of the paid Edge subscription
- Coverage leans toward short-term catalysts rather than long-form company analysis
Good fit for
- Active traders who want free catalyst news on movers
- Traders who follow analyst upgrades and downgrades
- Options traders who like daily write-ups of unusual activity
Look elsewhere if
- Day traders who need headlines in real time (a news terminal fits better)
- Long-term investors who want in-depth company analysis
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Benzinga questions
Is Benzinga free?
Yes, the news site and apps are free to read. Benzinga Edge and Benzinga Pro are paid products with extra tools and real-time features.
What is the difference between Benzinga and Benzinga Pro?
Benzinga.com is the free news website. Benzinga Pro is a paid real-time news terminal with a streaming wire, audio squawk, scanners and calendars.
Does Benzinga show analyst upgrades and downgrades?
Yes. The site publishes daily lists of upgrades, downgrades, initiations and price-target changes.
Does Benzinga have an app?
Yes, there are Benzinga apps for iOS and Android.
Written from Benzinga's own website and documentation. All Trading Tools lists and compares tools; it does not recommend trades or give financial advice. Sources: benzinga.com, benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings, benzinga.com/edge, benzinga.com/pro/pricing.