search_symbols

MCP tool from Yahoo Finance MCP by danishashko

Find ticker symbols by company name or keyword

How to use it

Project documentation lists search_symbols for the Yahoo Finance MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Yahoo Finance MCP

$npm install -g yahoo-finance-mcp-server
FULL YAHOO FINANCE MCP LISTING

Other tools in Yahoo Finance MCP (14)

compare_stocks

Key metrics for multiple tickers side by side, plus quick insights

get_analyst_estimates

Forward price targets, EPS/revenue estimates by period, and growth estimates

get_analyst_recommendations

Price targets, consensus, recommendation trend, and recent upgrades/downgrades

get_company_info

Business summary, key executives, valuation and financial highlights

get_dividends_splits

Dividend payment history (with summary) and stock-split history

get_financial_statements

Annual income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow

get_historical_prices

OHLCV history with summary stats and total return

get_holders

Institutional, mutual-fund, or major holders, or insider transactions

get_market_news

Latest news headlines with source, date, summary, and link

get_market_status

Whether a market is open/closed, with timing and a major-index summary

get_options_chain

Expiration dates, or the calls/puts chain (strike, bid/ask, volume, OI, IV)

get_stock_quote

Current price, change, day and 52-week range, volume, market cap, P/E, EPS, dividend yield

interval

1m, 2m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 1h, 1d, 5d, 1wk, 1mo, 3mo

period

1d, 5d, 1mo, 3mo, 6mo, 1y, 2y, 5y, 10y, ytd, max