Company Research: Stock Performance & Screens

1) Companies tab - Advanced Search (Company Profile) (click the 'go' arrow) - Stock Screener, with multiple criteria combinations.

2) Mutual Funds/ETFs tab - then: Advanced Search (Fund Screener) (click the 'go' arrow) - Fund Screener (mutual funds only).

3) Mutual Funds/ETFs tab - then: Left side bar: ETFs List.

1) Quick Index: Standard Edition (or Plus Edition), then Stock Screening.

2) Quick Index: Mutual Fund Survey (or No-Load Fund Advisor), then Fund Screening.

Includes market summaries, financial and business news, and stock quotes.

This website (a service of MarketWatch) provides investment research information, including interactive charts, quotes, news, industry analysis, and historical quotes.

StockCharts.com provides ready-to-access charts (for example, a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average back to 1900) and free charting tools to do your own market analysis. Registration is required for most functions.

The Stock Reports provide information on over 6000 publicly-held U.S. corporations. Each report includes key stock statistics and a very informative business description. To access the reports, choose "Stock Reports" from the "Publication Search" box, or search for a company profile, and then choose the stock reports. NOTE: The company profiles link to a section on "How to Analyze" a company.

Mergent includes EDGAR (SEC) filings, several years of annual reports, and extensive financial information. The Sawyer Library has three licenses for simultaneous use of Mergent Online; when ending the session, be sure to choose "Logout."

Value Line is one of the most trusted tools for investment research on companies and their stocks. Approximately 1,700 stocks are covered. Each company receives a single page (also in PDF format) which provides P/E ratios, rankings for safety, and projections for future performance.

A family of U.S. and global stock indexes, established in 1984. Descriptions and methodology of those indexes are available at this webpage.

Established in 1792, the NYSE is the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of dollar-volume. According to the NYSE Facts & Figures, the NYSE is home to over 2,700 companies. The stock look-up provides the last trading price, the 52 week high and low, the current P/E ratio and beta coefficient. In 2007 the NYSE merged with Euronext, and in 2008 they acquired the American Stock Exchange (Amex).

Established in 1971 to serve companies, often start-up high-techs, that are too small to meet the requirements for listing on the NYSE or the Amex. It accounts for the majority of value and volume of OTC stocks traded.

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) has less stringent requirements than the NYSE, and tends to serve somewhat smaller companies. In 2008 Amex was acquired by the NYSE Euronext.

Want to identify, learn about, and get the URL for stock exchanges world-wide? Most are members of the World Federation of Exchanges.

This website provides data on ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) world markets, and global indices, and it offers a glossary of this specific finance field. (Note: You must accept their agreement to access the site, but it is otherwise free.)

Ref. Desk HG4501 .V26
The original print version.

Ref HG 4057 .A44
Covers NYSE, American Stock Exchange, & NASDAQ traded companies. Includes analysis of earnings report, & stock price range.

Ref HG4915 .S66. Covers 1976 - present

Ref HG4915 .S665. Covers 1993 - present.

Ref HG4915 .S66. Covers 1976 - present.

Ref HG 4905 .M815
Provides data & analysis for 900+ stocks, for use in analysis of past performance & predictions for the future.