How do I search for historic stock prices? (Factiva)
Answer
The library has several resources such as the Wall Street Journal, Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Capital IQ), and Factiva for locating historic stock prices. The following instructions are for Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters):
Factiva provides access to daily stock prices from the present up to five years in the past.
To access Factiva, start at the library’s homepage (https://library.utdallas.edu/) and then:
- Click the Databases tab, then click on the letter "F":
Direct link: https://libguides.utdallas.edu/az/databases?a=f
- Select Factiva from the "F" list (direct link).
- In Factiva, hover on "Companies/Markets" dropdown then click on Company:
- Search by company name or ticker:
- In the detailed results for the company, click on the stock chart for multiple options:
- On the chart display screen, users may adjust the date range (up to 5 years maximum) and add major stock indexes for comparison:
See also the How do I search for historic stock prices? (Wall Street Journal) FAQ.
See also the How do I search for historic stock prices? (Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage / Capital IQ) FAQ.
For additional help, see the Industry & Business Research guide.