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Bloomberg Getting Started Guide: Equities

Common Commands

Select <GO> after inputting a command.

EQS - Equity Screener

DES- company description

BICO - Bloomberg Intelligence Company Primer

FA- financial analysis

EE- Earnings Estimates

EM- Earnings Trends

BETA- beta

WACC- weighted average cost of capital

DDIS - debt distribution

RV - relative value

RVR - relative value ranking

CRPR - credit rating profile

RATC - credit rating changes

EQRV - equity relative value

PPC- peer comparison / marketshare

MA - mergers & acquisitions

BUYP - then select the Deal Distribution tab for scatter chart of deals

HDS - holdings

OWN- holders

PSCR - private company screener

CAST - capital structure/ corporate structure

SPLC - supply chain

FA PROD - segmentation by product

Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)-  via FA

IR - investor relations

DSCO - Company Document Search

Equities Getting Started

If you know the company ticker symbol,  type the ticker symbol, country code, select the <Equity> key and then the GO key. e.g. AAPL US <Equity><GO>

If you do not know the ticker just type the name of the company and select from the auto generated list.

Equities Menu

equities menu

  • After searching for and selecting an equity or company the main equities menu displays with categories of related functions. 
  • Selecting the heading of each selection, for example Company Analysis, expands the category to display the comprehensive list of functions related to the category.

Getting Started with Bloomberg: The Libraries' Step-by-Step Guides

Bloomberg Cheatsheet- Equities Analysis