Babson College Fund Resources

Guide to the many unique resources used by the analysts in the Babson College Fund for investment research

Industry Surveys and Industry Primers

S&P Industry Surveys are the BEST source for learning about an industry, competitors, key operating data and what to understand in order to analyze the sector.  Easy to download and access, this is what they cover and how they are organized.

 

Use the BI function in Bloomberg to find a plethora of original research, valuations, comp analytics and other Bloomberg sourced macro economic drivers and industry data to help you understand your industry and stay informed.

Find the BI Primers on industries, companies and topics to quickly get up to speed on your coverage. See the linked example for Autozone here.

 

Thomson/Reuters Eikon on the web.has the most current and broadest analyst report coverage of all, including JP Morgan,  Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer and many other firms. Use the News and Research pull down menu and Advanced Research to specify specific report types:

Report type = Industry

Country = US

Industry  = Choose your subject

Preferred Contributors = Yes