Analyst Reports 

Public companies have shares available to the public. They have issued securities through an initial public offering and are traded on a stock exchange or market. Unlike private companies, public companies are required to file with the Securities and Exch

Private companies are corporations that have not offered securities or shares to the public; they can be small "mom and pops" or large multinationals. Unlike public companies, private companies are not regulated by the federal government.

Multinational companies conduct business in multiple world-wide locations and may, or may not have headquarters in the United States. International companies' headquarters are located outside of the United States.

When you conduct industry research on a specific topic, you are able to see understand a market, technology, service, product or company in the context of its environment.

The complete A-Z list of all research guides compiled by the librarians at Walker Management Library.