Company Financials, Stock Quotes and Analysis

Internet Resources

Mergent Online
Detailed financial data and financial ratios for US and non-US public companies. The Equity Portraits section provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial health of US companies.

Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Financial data, financial ratios and investment analysis. Includes public and private companies.

Investext Select (LexisNexis)
Forecasts & reports on over 11,000 U.S. and international companies & 53 major industries. Go to Business & Company Resource Center database, use advanced search mode & select Investment Reports in content area pull-down menu.

Value Line Research Center
Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities & special situation stocks. Current issue online; historical issues in library in print (see below).

Hoover's
Financial data for major public and private companies worldwide.

Financial Statements and SEC Filings (including 10-K and 10-Q)

• Mergent Online
  
• SEC Filings & Forms from SEC

Overall Market Analysis

• Standard and Poor's Net Advantage
• Value Line
• Trend Macrolytics Most analysts' articles available free two weeks after release to subscribers.

Many web sites offer company financials, stock quotes and analysis. Here are some of our favorites:

• BigCharts
  Stock quotes and company news
• MultexInvestor
  Stock quotes, company news & earnings estimates. Analyst reports, some free, some for purchase
• TheStreet
  Stock quotes, company news, analyst upgrades & downgrades, earnings estimates, IPO pricings & stock splits
• The Motley Fool
  Stock quotes, company news, earnings estimates, IPO announcements, and analyst upgrades and downgrades.
• Red Herring
  Technology business news & analysis, including information on IPOs, companies, venture capital & startups.
• Yahoo! Finance
  Stock quotes & company news.
• FinancialWeb
  Stock quotes & company news.
• Wall Street Research Net
  Stock quotes, company news & earnings estimates.
• Quicken Investing Center
  Stock quotes and company news.

Print Resources

Value Line Investment Survey
One-page investment analyses, including statistics, projections and overview, for selected public companies. Current and historical issues.
Location: Business Reference Area

Standard & Poor's Stock Guide
Profiles for over 11,000 stocks, including earnings per share, returns, historical price ranges and dividends.
Location: Business Reference Area

Historical Stock Quotes

Internet Resources

BigCharts Historical Quotes
Stock prices

Yahoo! Finance Historical Quotes
Daily, weekly & monthly stock prices

Print Resources

Wall Street Journal
Check "Money & Investing" section for daily stock prices. Library has issues from 1979 through the present in microfiche, &issues from the current month + past three months in print.
Location: near microfiche reader/printer

Stock Exchanges

Nasdaq Stock Market

New York Stock Exchange

OTC Bulletin Board

Major Market Indexes (including S & P, Dow Jones and Nasdaq)

Internet Resources

Standard & Poor's Index Services
Information and statistics for S & P's indexes, including current values, returns, earnings, news releases & listed companies

Reuters Investing
Compare a company to its industry, sector, and S & P 500. Under Stocks and Mutual Funds, choose a company in your industry, then select Ratios. Compares 48 financial ratios for company, industry, sector, and S & P 500. Requires free registration; some premium content requires paid subscription.

Dow Jones Indexes
Data and information on Dow Jones Indexes. For data specific to Dow Jones Industrial, Transportation and Utilities Averages, visit Dow Jones Averages page. Obtain data back to 1896, when Dow Jones first published Industrial Average.

Major Market Indexes from BigCharts
Current quotes & historical charts for major market indexes, including Dow Jones, S & P and Nasdaq

Quicken Markets
Data for major market indexes, including Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and S & P

Major US Indices from Yahoo! Finance
Information for major market indexes, including Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and S & P

Nasdaq and American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Market Indices
Data for Nasdaq and AMEX's indexes

Numa Directory of Futures & Options Exchanges
Contact information for stock, futures & options exchanges in US & globally.

Print Resources

Economic Indicators Handbook
Stock market index data from American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq & New York Stock Exchange in Chapter 8. S & P's index data in Chapter 3.
Location: REF HC 103 .E26

SBBI (Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation) Yearbook
Comprehensive, historical view of performance of capital markets from 1926 through present. Contains total returns & index values for large & small company stocks, long-term corporate bonds, long- and intermediate-term government bonds, treasury bills & inflation.
Location: REF HG 4501 .S7949

Dow Jones Averages from Wall Street Journal Index
Locate daily Dow Jones Averages from 1979 through 2000. Includes averages for industrials, transportation, utilities, stocks, bonds and AIG futures.
Location: near microfiche reader/printer

Dow Jones Industrial Average Chart from Value Line
Chart and data for Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1920 through present. In cover of Value Line Investment Survey binder.
Location: Business Reference Area

Mutual Funds

Internet Resources

Standard & Poor's Mutual Funds
Profiles of over 11,000 mutual funds. Reports feature current and historical return performance, ratings, key statistics, & market & peer comparisons.
Special Directions: select "Mutual Funds" link from S & P's home page.

Morningstar Fund Research
Current and historical returns, ratings, asset allocation, sector weighting and top holdings. Use Fund Compare tool to compare selected funds. For complete Morningstar analyst reports, see print subscription (see below).

Mutual Fund Connection
Investment company industry & policy issues, especially legislation and regulation, US economy, & retirement security. Facts and figures on mutual funds. Browse list of publications available online; offerings include:

• Mutual Fund Factbook
  Annual compilation of facts and figures on US mutual fund industry. Year end statistics include net new cash flow, sales, assets, redemptions & exchanges. Current and historical data.
• A Guide to Mutual Funds
  Features and characteristics of mutual funds.
• A Guide to Understanding Mutual Funds
  Explanation of mutual funds and basic principles of investing.

Brill's Mutual Funds
Read Money Managers Profiles section for leading managers on the funds they manage. Links to mutual fund company web sites through FundLink. Guide for new mutual fund investors from Funds 101.

FundAlarm
Determine when it is time to sell a mutual fund.

Print Resources

Morningstar Mutual Funds
Comprehensive reports for over 1700 mutual funds. Includes ratings, analyst reviews, risk analysis, commentary, & a wealth of statistics.
Location: Business Reference Area

Bonds

Internet Resources

Standard & Poor's Mutual Funds
Profiles of over 11,000 mutual funds. Reports feature a variety of information, including current & historical return performance, ratings, key statistics, & market & peer comparisons.
Special Directions: select the "Mutual Funds" link from S & P's home page.

Investing in Bonds from the Bond Market Association
Comprehensive guides to corporate bonds, municipal bonds, US treasury securities, zero coupon bonds & mortgage securities. Bond prices for corporate bonds, municipal bonds & US treasury securities.

BondMarkets from the Bond Market Association
Market statistics, research reports & articles, & policy discussions.

Yahoo Bond Center
Rates, commentary, analysis, & news on bond market. Includes introduction to bonds, glossary, screener to search for bonds, & calculators.

Print Resources

SBBI (Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation) Yearbook
Comprehensive, historical view of performance of capital markets from 1926 through present. Contains total returns & index values for large & small company stocks, long-term corporate bonds, long- and intermediate-term government bonds, treasury bills & inflation.
Location: REF HG 4501 .S7949

Definitions

Internet Resources

Quicken Glossary

InvestorWords Investing Glossary

Washington Post Business Glossary

Glossary of Mutual Fund Terms from Investment Company Institute

Glossary of Bond Terms from Bond Market Association

Print Resources

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance
Location: Business Reference Area

Dictionary of Investing
Location: REF HG 4513 .R67 1993

Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Articles

Internet Resources

ProQuest Direct
Full text from scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, & international business.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Full text articles from business & management journals and from national & regional newspapers.

Emerald Fulltext
Full text articles from journals covering major management disciplines, including marketing, human resources, organizational development, library & information management, quality, & operations management.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles from news, trade, legal & business publications.

Print Resources

Wall Street Journal Index
Article citations from both Barron's & the Wall Street Journal, from 1979 through 2000.
Location: near microfiche reader/printer