Finding competitor analysis for companies
30/11/2022
Often when you are researching a company, it will be useful to compare it to its peers. Here are some resources you can use to find and compare competitor companies.
Peer Comparison and Peer Analysis in Fame
Fame’s Peer Comparison function will give you a ready-made comparison of a UK or Irish company’s financial performance against its ten closest competitors. From within any company report, you can access this from the table of contents panel on the left.
For those who need to delve a little deeper or who wish to create their own customised set of companies to compare, the Fame Peer Analysis tool will be of interest. You can read more about this here. You can access the Peer Analysis tool via the Tools icon on the blue Fame toolbar.
Competitor analysis in IBISWorld
Those familiar with IBISWorld will know that each of its reports includes a chapter on Major Companies. You can access this via the table of contents menu on the left of any report screen.
Peer comparison in Factiva
Factiva’s Company Snapshots include a peer comparison. From within any Snapshot, access this from the left hand menu. Select from a variety of peer groups and comparison variables.
For more information on Factiva’s Company Snapshots, check out our previous post here.
Peer Analysis in Capital IQ
Finance fans may be familiar with Capital IQ’s Peer Analysis function. It provides pre-defined peer groups and templates or you can create your own in this highly customisable interface.
For more information on Capital IQ, including how to set up your own account, please read our previous post here.
Relative Valuation in Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s Relative Valuation function will allow you to compare any listed company to its peers – either nationally or globally for a financial comparison.
From a company’s record, use <RV> to access a variety of pre-defined peer groups and geographical settings and compare either by whole company or by segment. Tabs allow for both default and customised analysis.
If you have any questions about any of the resources above or any aspect of company research, please contact the SOM Library.
Feature image from Pixabay. Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/skyline-skyscraper-skyscrapers-1925943/
Categories & Tags:
Leave a comment on this post:
You might also like…
My journey as a Cranfield Environmental Engineering MSc student
Excited, surprised, and overjoyed are just a few of the emotions I experienced upon receiving the life-changing news that I had been awarded a fully funded scholarship to study at Cranfield University. It left ...
Working on your poster presentation?
Are you going to be delivering a poster presentation here at Cranfield in the next few weeks? Looking for guidance to help you make it effective and successful? The format is a unique and wonderful ...
How is FinTech accelerating financial inclusion?
The goal of many banks, emerging digital banks and FinTech businesses is to make financial services more accessible to everyone, a goal best expressed by the phrase "financial inclusion." It is difficult to define financial ...
My Journey from Nepal to P&G: Reflecting on my Cranfield University Experience
Hey there, I'm Anamika, and I'm thrilled to share my journey from Nepal to a fulfilling career as a Process Engineer at Procter and Gamble in London. My time at Cranfield University has been ...
Systematic Literature Review – Selecting your Sources
In our previous systematic literature review post we identified some background reading for getting started, explained how to find other systematic literature reviews to help you understand what is required, and how reviews should be structured and written ...
Setting up a group on Mendeley to support your group project
Many of our students are busy working on their group projects. Our top tip is to set up a group on Mendeley. You can use it to store all your references, and to share the ...
This is an outstanding post that’s filled with so many useful nuggets. Thank you for being so detailed on competitor analysis. Great work and keep it up.