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Answered By: Mallory Stark
Last Updated: May 15, 2024     Views: 2354

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Stock Pitching: company, industry and market research

What resources should I use to formulate a stock pitch?


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Research Topics

Suggested Resources

Company

Bloomberg
Current and historical financial information on individual equities, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and futures for both international and domestic markets. There are two Bloomberg terminals in the Stamps Reading Room and two Bloomberg terminals in the Exchange. Individual accounts required. Please see the More Info page for account set up information. 

Capital IQ
Data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, and people. Provides sophisticated retrieval and personalization tools to create numerous reports.  Individual accounts required. Please see the More Info page for account set up information. For a multimedia learning module on Capital IQ check out our Learn with Baker Library Capital IQ Introduction.

FactSet
A comprehensive platform used to analyze financial data from global equity and fixed income markets, and public and private companies. Individual accounts needed. Please see More Info page for instructions on signing up for an account.

LSEG Workspace
Company Overview page contains financials, ownership profiles, events, and analyst reports. For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction.

WRDS
WRDS is a warehouse of financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy databases accessible through a single Web-based interface.

Industry

ABI/ProQuest
Business Monitor International Industry Reports - Click "Browse" and in the "Industry and Market Reports" section select BMI Industry Reports.

IBISWorld
IBISWorld is a database that provides research reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and China. Industry risk reports are available.

EMIS
Select a country from the list. Using the Industries tab at the top of the page, search for industries. Limiting the search to "Research" will limit the results to recent market, industry and sector reports. Also, a good source for news.

S&P NetAdvantage
The Industry Surveys cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics. Click on the "Markets" tab on the top menu bar. From the pop-up window, select "Industry Surveys," under "Market Research."  Industry profiles contain section on "How to Analyze an Industry".

Market Research

BCC
Reports on major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology.

eMarketer / Insider Intelligence
Research and analysis focusing on technology-related news and reports covering the following subject areas: apps and platforms, digital media, Internet of Things (IoT), payments, fintech.

Frost & Sullivan
Reports covering technology and market trends in various technology, energy and manufacturing related fields.

Gartner
Offers information technology-related research, news, analysis, and trends.

Mintel Reports 
Consumer market studies by Mintel analysts.

Passport
Market research reports about various consumer products and industries worldwide from Euromonitor International.

News

Factiva - Good source for company and industry news.

Print Resource

 Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies has been put on reserve for the class.

 

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