Finding Company Information
Company News
Company Reports
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new windowProvides public and private company information, including company profiles, lists of competitors, financial information, links to SEC filings, and more.
You can also locate company profiles in following databases, but coverage may vary.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowAn essential article database for business research, providing full-text for more than 2,000 periodicals.
- Value Line This link opens in a new windowValue Line is the standard investment advisory service. You will find information and recommendations about a company's stock and projected financial performance. The Web research center provides access to the standard Value Line Investment Survey and to its related resources.
Public and Private Companies
Public Companies
Public companies, which have shareholders and are traded on the stock exchange, are legally required to release specific financial information and other information about their business practices, making them much easier to research. You will often find much more information about public companies when conducting database research for companies.
Private Companies
Private companies are not traded publicly and therefore can keep much of the information about their financials and business practices private. Laws regarding private company disclosures vary from country to country, but private companies in the US are not required to release much information to the public. If you choose to research a private company, you may want to locate public competitors as a way of identifying information about the industry that would also apply to the private company.
