Company Research 

This guides provides some core resources for researching companies.

The amount of information available about a company depends on whether the company is public or private. For public companies (companies whose stock is available for sale to the public), a large amount of information may be found in books, annual reports, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, and in newspaper and periodical articles. For private companies, much less information is available than for public companies. For private companies, there are no SEC reporting requirements; there may be no annual reports; there may be little or no information in books or in newspaper or journal articles.

For more in-depth research, please consult with one of the librarians in the Foster Business Library or send us your question.

Choose a tab above for information about specific research types.