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How do I find current betas for companies and/or industries? Also, where can I find historical betas?

 

For current betas use:

• Bloomberg - available terminals: 7 in the Business & Economics Library, 1 in the Journalism Library, 1 in the Digital Social Sciences Center in the Lehman Library. See: Bloomberg help guide.
  
• Factiva - contains company AND industry betas
• Osiris
• Value Line Research Center
• Thomson ONE

Also, look at O'Neil Database, a book available in the Business & Economics Library.

For historical betas use:

• Bloomberg - available terminals: 7 in the Business & Economics Library, 1 in the Journalism Library, 1 in the Digital Social Sciences Center in the Lehman Library. See: Bloomberg help guide.
  In Bloomberg, type the company's ticker symbol, then hit the EQUITY key, then type BETA.
• Datastream - available in the Business & Economics Library ONLY
• Value Line Historical Reports

For current industry betas try Betas by Sector (use your internet browser)