Morningstar Equity Data - Corporate Actions

With the acquisition of Hemscott data, Morningstar now offers another alternative to firms seeking comprehensive equity information.  

Morningstar provides coverage on nearly all publicly listed companies in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as more than 95% of companies by market capitalisation in major European markets and expanding coverage in Asia.

We will continue to significantly invest in our database, and leverage our joint expertise to provide the industry’s best in breed global equity data solution, offering a reliable alternative to the market. We will retain our proven data collection methodology, our commitment to supplying the highest quality data and our dedication to world-class customer service.

Morningstar Data
Morningstar's proprietary database comprises over 25 years of uniquely detailed, complete information about the financial activities and directors of listed companies in the UK, Ireland, EU, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A global team of data analysts continuously collect, review, amend and enhance the database to ensure the most up to date filings are made available to our clients immediately. The Hemscott database is widely regarded as the leading source of information on UK and Irish quoted companies offering a comprehensive range of standard and bespoke data sets. As we expand our coverage we ensure all of our data meets the same high standards

A Trusted Source
Morningstar has spent a many years developing and perfecting methodologies for data collection and analysis, and as a result our quality standards are amongst the most exacting in the industry. As a business professional or investor, your key decisions are made by assessing and relying on accurate and comprehensive information — so it makes sense for the information you are using to be collated and analysed in the same way. Many company directors supply us with additional personal information; this allows us to provide an unrivalled level of data on key decision makers.

Expanding Coverage
Morningstar has expanded its coverage to incorporate European exchanges. We have a comprehensive set of European data across major indexes and markets and can provide our clients with a useable and comparable set of data for analysis. In line with our expansion plan we are also targeting collection in areas such as Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Proprietary Data Advantage
The database provides unparalleled depth and quality of information, drilling down to a very granular level of detail. We collect, own and control our own data thus maintaining the highest level of quality, which we understand is of paramount importance to our clients. This control allows Morningstar the ability to create tailored data solutions specific to client requirements. Data is adjusted for corporate actions providing the user with a comparable set of financial information. We also have a dedicated client support team available to deal with service enquiries and as data owners we have the capacity to answer any queries fast and effectively.

Focus on Quality
Morningstar operates a strict quality control process, which ensures that the data you see is the data that was reported on the day. Built in system checks and review from senior analysts ensure that data has been correctly extracted. As part of our quality assurance process, over 400 daily intuitive quality checks are run to further confirm the accuracy of the data. This gives our clients a reassured confidence in the data they receive from us.

Delivery Options
You can receive updates as frequently as you need them — daily, weekly, monthly or even annually, in a format suitable to your organisation. Intraday delivery is also available for prelims, interims and dividend information.

Key data points

• Full Standing Data information
• Full Annual financials
• Interim and preliminary financial results — with dividend payment information and outlook statements
• Comprehensive Key dates of all forthcoming results and Annual General Meetings
• Company news synopsis
• Director information including full biographical details and mailing lists
• Extensive Director remuneration data
• Security information for all companies including close of day prices
• Shareholding and dealings records for Major shareholders and directors
• Corporate action adjustments
• Consensus and individual broker earnings estimates for companies
• Key Business & Investment ratios.

Data Coverage

• All LSE listed companies, Listed companies in US, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
• More than 95% of companies by market cap in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
• 25 years of history in the United Kingdom, 30 years of history in the United States and continual increase of history in other covered regions.