Research Guides: Company Research: Company

Business Librarian

she/her/hers

Contact:

936-294-3587
lshen@shsu.edu
Rm 223F, Library main floor

MarketLine Plus This link opens in a new window
Datamonitor reports with SWOT, competitors, revenue analysis, & Letter to Shareholder (under "Company Statement")
Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window
SWOT analysis, company history, market share, & business rankings; Use company Ticker/Stock symbol for better search results
Factiva.com This link opens in a new window
Major US & International news, incl. WSJ, NYT, Forbes, etc., can search by company
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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news & research journal articles, go to "Company Information" link to begin search

Public Company

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Company financials & ratios, stock/equity reports, industry codes (NAICS & SIC)
Standard & Poor's (S&P) NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Search by Company Name or Stock (Ticker) Symbol
Results incl. S&P Equity Research (stock reports) & S&P Industry Reports
Standard & Poor's (S&P) Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Individualized S&P account with additional data and customization options beyond NetAdvantage access. Click on more... below for account signup instructions
Capital IQ investigates financial news, market insights, company performance data and sector-specific data. The firm provides subscribers with intelligence on more than 62,000 public companies and 4.4 million private firms. Capital IQ provides detailed research and analysis of the stock market to a variety of stakeholders.

Private Company

PrivCo This link opens in a new window
Some financial info available for selected private companies, search by name

Company Investigator (Westlaw)
Private & Public Company info, incl. corporate family tree & financials (when available)

Resources Listings
Use this guide to find resource for specific types of company & industry info (e.g. ratios, market share...)

Business Plans Handbooks
Sample business plans from various industries
Consumer Spending Statistics
Data on consumer spending by product & industry in the US

Statista This link opens in a new window
Industry, product, and consumer statistics