LibGuides: Research for Your Job Search: Company Research

Detailed Company Profiles

Use the resources below to get in-depth and robust information on detailed company financials and ratios, executives, business segments, products and services, competitors, and more!

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
US and foreign companies, active and inactive. 15 years of financial data, mergers & acquisitions, SEC filings, institutional holdings, earnings estimates, joint ventures, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock, insider trading, historical stock prices. Also industry and equity reports, and annual reports from 1997.
S&P Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
In-depth financial/valuation data resource, including information on equities, credit ratings, transactions, and more. Use hundreds of data points to generate lists of companies, markets, executives. Includes an Excel plug-in for data analysis. Create an account using your CMU email address by following these directions. Capital IQ is available only for users on the Pittsburgh campus.
Value Line Investment Survey This link opens in a new window
Stock reports: financial performance, projections, rankings, analyst consensus, beta, key ratios, and commentary; short industry surveys. A classic source.

SWOT Analyses

Discover the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for hundreds of companies. This will help inform you of a company's position within an industry/market, their overall health and stability, and much more.

MarketLine (previously Datamonitor) This link opens in a new window
Reports on companies, industries, and countries, often containing SWOT and 5 forces analysis; also M&A, financial deal, investor and statistical databases; case studies; and market data on consumer products.

Analyst Reports

Analysts evaluate many companies on a regular basis. These reports contain detailed information on the company's financial health, the current direction of the business, and where they stand among the competition.

Mergent Online Analyst Reports This link opens in a new window
Important reports on companies and industries from Wall Street analysts and many major investment banks. Use the drop down menu to search different fields and use the "add to criteria" button to search more than one field at a time.
D&B Hoovers (formerly OneSource) This link opens in a new window
Covers over 188 million companies. Search for a company and select "Analyst Reports" on the left side.

Research Private Companies

Private, non-publicly-traded companies can be difficult to gain information about. They do not have to disclose a lot of information unlike publicly traded firms. The two database below specialize in information about start-ups and private companies and can be a good place to learn more about specific prospective employers operating in this space.

CB Insights This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive global database of private companies and investors activities. Contains advanced searches for private companies, investors, and deals information (especially private equity and venture capital). Also great for news on emerging markets. An excellent resource for startups and entrepreneurship research. (NOTE: You must create an account using your CMU email).
PrivCo This link opens in a new window
US private company financials, information on private M&A deals, valuations, venture capital, private equity, etc. Over 800,000 US private companies profiled. Good for locating investors and competitive intelligence. NOTE: You must create an account using your CMU email. Use of this database is for academic purposes only.