How do I find out what companies are in an industry?
The library subscribes to several databases that have this capability:
- Bloomberg - available in the Business & Economics Library and Uris Hall
- CapitalIQ - available in the Business & Economics Library
- Factiva click on company and market tab and select industry. Select your industry. The information will be on industry snapshot page.
- ORBIS Click on Industry, select the Industry classification. Select your industry and click OK tab on the bottom right of the page. Next click on view list of results
- ReferenceUSA Select U.S. Business/Employers U.S.A. Click on Custom Search. Select Business Type and select either by sic code or major industry group. Provide the related information into the search box and click green view result tab.
- Standard & Poor's netAdvantage In simple search option -on the right side- select Industry Survey under resources. Type industry name in Enter then hit enter to get the list of companies in the specific industry.
- Thomson ONE (must use Internet Explorer)
updated 8/25/14