Investext Snapshot is a collection of company (and some industry) reports from analysts at over 400 investment banks, brokerage firms, and independent research organizations. This collection provides access to the latest three reports on more than 40,000 publicly-traded companies and the two most current reports on 125 industries. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
The Mergent Equity Research Report offers summaries of: recommendation, analysis, business, earnings momentum, recent developments, price momentum, peer companies, a price performance graph and financials fundamentals graph. Available as part of Mergent Online under the Reports tab. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
Value Line and Value Line Historical Reports is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 97 industries on U.S. stock markets. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
The Official Board offers charts for "the world's 20,000 largest corporations" (registration required)
CogMap is an organizational chart wiki for companies and organizations. Do note that the information is self-reported and almost anyone can edit the content.
More detailed charts of large corporations are available for purchase from The Conference Board.
Find your company's profile (over 30,000 available) on MarketLine. The database will also provide links to current news affecting the company and the industry sectors it is in. (Rutgers-restricted access)
PrivCo is an excellent resource for business and financial research on non-publicly traded companies, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed, and international unlisted companies. The database currently includes profiles for over 900,000 companies, 20,000 private equity and venture capital firms and investors, and 100,000 private market deals. (Rutgers-restricted access)
Mergent Online, the electronic version (Rutgers-restricted Access) of the Mergent/Moody's Manuals has much information on public firms around the world, with historical background, up to 25 years of financials, details on debt and capital structure, and Mergent's own equity research.
To find a company's annual report to shareholders or its reports filed with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, please consult the guide to Corporate Annual Reports.
For other directories of businesses as well as more information on companies, refer to the Company Research Guide.