Library Guides: Agribusiness Management: Company & Industry Research

Company & Industry Research

Mergent Intellect
Provides information on U.S., Canadian, and global companies. Strength of this database is its coverage of private companies.
Provides data on over 100 million privately held companies.

Mergent Market Atlas (replacing Mergent Online)
Information on public company financial performance including key ratios and stock information.
Does not include Investext analyst reports. Through 6/30/2025, Investext will continue to be available in MergentOnline. Reports are also available in LSEG Workspace for Students.
Market Atlas is a corporate information database covering over 50,000 US and foreign public companies, current and historical (past 15 years) firm descriptions, statistics, financial information and ratios, annual reports, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, long-term debt, capital stock, and insider tradingMarket Atlas provides tools for both interactive online research and easy predefined report access. These tools and reports are reflected across multiple product modules including Company, Sustainability, Industry, Country and Economic analysis.

In addition to recent stock prices, you can find a summary of a company's financial performance, including comparisons to the industry.
Contains links to SEC filings

Morningstar Investment Research Center
This investment research database provides information on stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Our subscription includes access to Morningstar Analyst Reports on stocks and mutual funds.
This investment research database provides information on stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Subscription includes access to Morningstar Analysts Reports on stocks and mutual funds.
Value Line
This popular investment service provides concise company and industry analyses.
Value Line is the standard investment advisory service. The Web research center provides access to the standard Value Line Investment Survey and to its related resources. For historical Value Line Investment Surveys back to 1997, select "VLIS & SMC - Historical Archives" from the Dashboard.

BCC Research
BCC Research provides in-depth market research reports covering technology, science, and healthcare sectors. Reports provide market size forecasts and projections as well as information on major players in the industry. The analyses of these markets will be especially useful to student and faculty entrepreneurs and researchers in Penn State's tech transfer units. Once the database loads, users should click the "Member Login" button on the main screen and then click "IP Authenticate" in order to access reports.
BCC Research provides in-depth market research reports covering technology, science, and healthcare sectors. Reports provide market size forecasts and projections as well as information on major players in the industry. The analyses of these markets will be especially useful to student and faculty entrepreneurs and researchers in Penn State's tech transfer units. Once the database loads, users should click the "Member Login" button on the main screen and then click "IP Authenticate" in order to access reports.
IBISWorld
Industry market research and industry risk rankings.
IBISWorld provides over 700 full-text industry reports, 700 US industry risk rating reports, and information on over 8000 Publicly Traded US Companies as well as hundreds of economic and demographic profiles. Subscription includes access to the US Industry State Reports module.

Search tool for leading business and news publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and The New York Times.
Also includes company financials, industry snapshots, and stock quotes.

Bloomberg Law
This platform provides access to legal content and analysis, company information, and news. Business law content is in the Transactional Intelligence Center. It provides corporate law and business information, such as Deal Analytics, SEC filings, M & A news, and more. Non-law school users need to use the Global Protect VPN for remote access.
Bloomberg Law provides access to legal content and analysis, practice tools, company information, and market intelligence. It includes all content formerly in the Bloomberg BNA Resource Library, as well as case law, statutes, regulations and other legal sources.
Special Access Notes: use the GlobalProtect VPN for access

Census of Agriculture
USDA. The most comprehensive source of information about American agriculture.