LibGuides: Investment Research and Finance: FIN 331

Research your company

Use the following tools to research your company to decide whether to purchase stock.

Yahoo Finance
At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates, etc...

Mergent Online
Mergent Online contains stock information, executive details, and analyst reports. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. It also includes 8-K and 10-Q reports.

Mergent Online - Edgar Search
Use this form to find a competitors 10-k form, which lists business risks, strategies, and summaries from the past year.

Morningstar Library Edition
Financial information on publicly-traded companies, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. It also contains information on different markets. It is a great resource for stock market information and investing. [Limited to 2 simultaneous users.]

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
Forms and reports that all public companies must file with the U.S. government. Use this website to find your company's 10-K form, which has useful information like business risks, strategies and financial information.

LexisNexis Academic (now Nexis Uni)
Find legal cases, mergers and acquisitions, news articles and analyst reports.

Websites with Analyst Reports

Besides Mergent Online and Morningstar Library Edition, two library subscription databases with analyst reports, the following websites also have a collection of investment reports for a vareity of companies.

Industry Financial Ratios

IBISWorld
Industry financials are in the last tab of most reports.