Research Guides: Company and Industry Information: Analyst Reports and News

Analysts Reports

What are analysts reports?

Investment/brokerage/securities houses and other investment managers may issue reports on individual public companies or related industries. Analyst reports are generally written to offer guidance to investors as to whether to invest in specific companies or industry sectors.

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Mergent Online is the online version of the former Moody's Manuals. Provides a history of the company, summary balance sheets and income statements, capital structure, subsidiaries, principal officers, and financial filings.
Mergent Online will be discontinued in June 2025. Please use Mergent Intellect for company information or LSEG Workspace for analyst reports.
LSEG Workspace This link opens in a new window
Individual account creation required before you can login. Account requests require a mandatory 7-10 business day processing period. Users with existing accounts may log into the web interface here. LSEG Workspace provides access to fundamental financial data on public companies, merger and acquisitions, financial market data and quotes, analyst reports, and private equity and venture capital. It features powerful screening and charting capabilities. This product was formerly known as Thomson ONE, Eikon, and Refinitiv Workspace.
Each user is permitted to view and/or download up to 150 pages of analyst report content ("AMR") per 24 hour period. Faculty may request expanded AMR access - pending availability - by emailing the Business Library team using our form.

Users may log in via the LSEG web platform, or optionally via LSEG's Mac and PC software.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
For Analyst Reports (from CFRA), first search for your company and then, on the left, expand "Research"and select "Equity Research."
Please clear your browser's cache and cookies before attempting to access this resource.
Value Line This link opens in a new window
Search a vast array of financial measures for over 6,000 stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, 200,000 options, and other securities. Click on Dashboard and explore “Quick Links” to view more industry and stock analyses.

An oft asked question:

What is the difference in the analyst reports in Mergent Online and LSEG Workspace?

Company News

Why search for company news?

Searching current news and trade publications can provide a more detailed picture of both public and private companies.

ABI/INFORM This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text journals, trade publications and magazines that can provide a picture of company and industry trends around the world.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
A full text database of articles from popular, scholarly, and trade publications.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Factiva is a resource for U.S. and international newspapers (html full text only, no images or print layout versions), news transcripts, trade journals, newsletters, industry snapshots, and market data charts for recent stock prices. Coverage dates vary from title to title, but primarily span the late 20th century to present.
Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni (Formerly LexisNexis Academic Universe) provides access to full-text newspapers (U.S. and some international), news wires, transcripts, and trade journals.
Please clear your browser's cache and cookies before attempting to access this resource.
New York Times, 1980-present (via ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the New York Times, 1980 to present.

The full list of business news and article databases is available on the NYU Business Library's Articles, News page.