Start with the web
Check the company’s own website; check the stock exchange where the company is listed; look for blogs related to the industry and for analysts’ sites. Visit websites for regulatory agencies and check them frequently.
Information on the web includes:
- Key company statistics, including financial statistics such as revenue, earnings and share performance
- A public company’s financial disclosure filings
- A summary of the company’s competitors in its industry
- Summaries of analysts’ opinions on the company, its strategy and the outlook for its share price. Some of this is not free.
- Information about the company’s major shareholders, its officers and salaries for top officers
- Current company news and information, including press releases about current events
- Financial blogs with information about the company
- A company profile, including its history, strategy and major events


