company_search: SEC Company Search

Description

Provides access to the SEC Company Name Search from here using a company's formal name rather than its common name.

Usage

company_search(
  x,
  match = "start",
  file_number = FALSE,
  state = "",
  country = "",
  sic = "",
  ownership = FALSE,
  type = "",
  count = 40,
  page = 1
)

Arguments

Name of company to search or file number

match

(default: 'start') Either 'start' or 'contains' for where in the company name to search

file_number

(default: FALSE) if set to TRUE, x is treated as a file number

state

(default: '') Limit to a specific state of registration using 2-letter state abbreviations. Special values:

X1: The United States
A0: Alberta, Canada
A1: British Columbia, Canada
A2: Manitoba, Canada
A3: New Brunswick, Canada
A4: Newfoundland, Canada
A5: Nova Scotia, Canada
A6: Ontario, Canada
A7: Prince Edward Island, Canada
A8: Quebec, Canada
A9: Saskatchewan, Canada
B0: Yukon, Canada

country

2-character country code. The mapping is non-obvious, so unfortunately the best way to find it is to examine the company search page.

sic

SIC Code

ownership

boolean for inclusion of company change filings

type

Limit to companies with a given filing type - e.g. 'N-PX'

count

Number of filings to fetch per page. Valid options are 10, 20, 40, 80, or 100. Other values will result in the closest count.

page

Which page of results to return.

Value

A dataframe of companies

cik
company_href
name
location
location_href
formerly
sic
sic_description
sic_href

Details

Note On 'Fast Search' -- The SEC Company Search page also includes a 'Fast Search' function to "search" by CIK or Stock Ticker. This doesn't actually search, but rather goes directly to the company details page if found. If you have a company's CIK or Ticker, use the company_information, company_filings, or company_details functions.

Examples

Run this code

# NOT RUN {
try(company_search("Intel"))
# }