# Morningstar Quote Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper`) Actor

Morningstar Quote Scraper is an Apify Actor that scrapes stock quote pages from Morningstar.com. It supports multiple tickers, extracts key market data like price, market cap, P/E ratio, dividend yield, and sector information, while preserving raw data for resilience against layout changes.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, SEO tools
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Morningstar Quote Scraper Actor

Scrapes Morningstar.com stock quote pages.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `tickers` | array of strings | `["AAPL", "MSFT", "xnys:IBM"]` | **Required.** Each entry is either `TICKER` (uses the default exchange) or `EXCHANGE:TICKER`. |
| `defaultExchange` | string | `xnas` | Morningstar MIC code (lowercase) used for any ticker without an exchange prefix. |
| `scrollSteps` | int | `2` | Viewport-height scrolls per page. Some stats lazy-mount; 2 is usually enough. |
| `headless` | bool | `true` | On Apify (Linux) the actor uses Xvfb regardless — leave true. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Residential US | Datacenter proxies will fail. Residential US is the working configuration. |

#### Exchange codes

Morningstar uses MIC codes in lowercase:

| Code | Exchange |
|---|---|
| `xnas` | NASDAQ |
| `xnys` | NYSE |
| `arcx` | NYSE Arca |
| `bats` | Cboe BZX |
| `xase` | NYSE American |
| `xlon` | London Stock Exchange |
| `xetr` | Xetra (Frankfurt) |
| `xtks` | Tokyo Stock Exchange |

### Output

One JSON record per ticker. Typed fields plus a catch-all `rawDataPoints` dict so layout changes don't lose data:

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `ticker` | string | Symbol, uppercased. |
| `exchange` | string | MIC code, lowercase. |
| `url` | string | The exact URL scraped. |
| `name` | string | null | Company name. |
| `price` | number | null | Parsed price as a float. |
| `priceText` | string | null | Raw price text including currency symbol. |
| `change` | number | null | Absolute change, parsed. |
| `changePercent` | number | null | Percent change, parsed (e.g. `0.68` for +0.68%). |
| `currency` | string | null | Currency badge (e.g. `USD`). |
| `marketCap` | string | null | As displayed (e.g. `$2.79T`). |
| `peRatio` | string | null | P/E ratio. |
| `dividendYield` | string | null | Forward yield. |
| `beta` | string | null | 5-year beta. |
| `fiftyTwoWeekRange` | string | null | 52-week low–high. |
| `volume` | string | null | Last-session volume. |
| `fairValue` | string | null | Morningstar Fair Value Estimate. |
| `starRating` | float | null | 1–5 stars. |
| `economicMoat` | string | null | `None` / `Narrow` / `Wide`. |
| `sector` | string | null | Morningstar sector. |
| `industry` | string | null | Morningstar industry. |
| `rawDataPoints` | object | Every `mdc-data-point` label/value on the page, slug-keyed. Backstop when a specific selector goes stale. |
| `rawDataPointCount` | int | `Object.keys(rawDataPoints).length` — sanity-check for zero-fill rows. |
| `error` | string | null | Only set if navigation failed for this ticker. Other fields will be missing. |

#

# Actor input Schema

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Stock symbols to scrape. Plain symbols use the default exchange (e.g. AAPL); prefix an exchange to override (e.g. xnys:BRK.B, xnas:MSFT).

## `defaultExchange` (type: `string`):

Morningstar exchange code used for tickers without a prefix. Common values: xnas (Nasdaq), xnys (NYSE), xase (NYSE American).

## `requestDelaySeconds` (type: `integer`):

Base pause between page requests. A small random jitter is added on top.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Morningstar rate-limits and blocks datacenter IPs quickly. RESIDENTIAL + US is recommended for reliable results.

## `includeOverview` (type: `boolean`):

Also call Morningstar's equity-overview endpoint per ticker (sector, valuation context). Adds one extra API request per ticker.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tickers": [
    "AAPL",
    "MSFT",
    "xnys:KO"
  ],
  "defaultExchange": "xnas",
  "requestDelaySeconds": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  },
  "includeOverview": true
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "tickers": [
        "AAPL",
        "MSFT",
        "xnys:KO"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "tickers": [
        "AAPL",
        "MSFT",
        "xnys:KO",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "tickers": [
    "AAPL",
    "MSFT",
    "xnys:KO"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/morningstar-quote-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/TpnRsOrYmjd8fQh1o/builds/FRq4Ccg88NVPMLhTI/openapi.json