Assignment help - Researching A Stock
I'm writing an undergrad assignment at the moment that involves picking a stock on the S & P 500 (I've chosen Fedex) and writing a report giving a buy/hold/sell/etc. recommendation based on whether I think it is under/fairly/over valued. I'm having some trouble putting the info before I make a decision/start writing.
I've found all the quantitative info easily enough, but am having a hard time finding qualitative stuff like its growth potential, diversity of customers/suppliers, threats/risks, competitive position, quality of management, etc.
Anyone know where I can find this sort of stuff covered in reasonable depth?
Thanks.
Read the 10-K first and then try to get your hands on some analyst reports if possible. I think even Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, Reuters, etc. give growth estimates though.
Ok, thanks for that. Grabbed the 10-K and it seems to have some useful info.
With regard to analyst reports (which is essentially what this assignment is asking me to produce), whats the best way to get these at as little cost as possible? I have the ValuEngine one which seems OK, but not great, which is what I expected given that I got it for free.
Which ones are better than others? I'm willing to spend a little money, but not for something thats crap.
See if your library has subscriptions to InvestText or Reuters Knowledge. Just go to your library's hompeage and search business resources. They might have a resource that can pull up at least a few analyst reports.
You could also see if any of your friends/parents have accounts with large brokerage firms. If they trade their own account they should have access to that firm's research reports.
If your school has a subscription (doubt it, but possible) to Thomson One Analytics, that could do the trick as well.
Similarly if your school subscribes to one of the EBSCOHost, you may look for a report by DataMonitor. They do have some SWOT analyses there..
Some (very few...) university investment/finance clubs have access to Bloomberg, through which you can sometimes find analyst reports as attachements with the CN function for free.
Sometimes in Morningstar they go in depth, for free, on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of a company. Usually, the 10K is where most of your info will be. Although you might find it a bit tedious to go through and somewhat dry, it has what you need.
Ok, thanks guys, will look into what my library has access to.
Best free website for research estimates / other stock info? (Originally Posted: 05/19/2010)
What's the best stock research website that's FREE? I'd like to find one that lists consensus research forecasts for revenue and EBITDA in addition to EPS...
Good luck...I don't think one exists. Bloomberg has consensus estimates, but I don't know if you have access to a terminal.
Reuters is decent for a free option.
Do you have a link to where I can find their estimates?
I always get research for my personal investments on wallstreetoasis.com
When I say buy, you say buy "BUY!"
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