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Researching Companies: Resources & Tips

Interests in companies are many and varied, ranging from history to financial to current activities & operations. This guide introduces sources of information about companies, their structure, current reporting on their activities and operations.

Popular SEC corporate filing forms.

The list of the SEC's many form filings is extensive.  Some of the popular, frequently cited forms :

  • Forms 3,4, & 5 (statements of beneficial ownership [or changes thereto] of securities by corporate insiders.
  • Form 144 (notice of proposed sale of securities).
  • Form 8-K (current information, including preliminary earnings announcements).
  • Form 10-Q (unaudited annual financial statement).
  • Form 10-K (audited annual financial statement).

 

 A comprehensive full list of all SEC document Forms & Schedules may be found on their web site.