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STR 290 Ordinary People Change the World: Company Research

STR290 Winter 2025

Best Resources for Company Information

Because the Ordinary People Change the World series is now published by the Penguin Random House company, a private subsidiary of the German company Bertelsmann Stiftung, you'll want to take a look at a database that provides good information on the company organization in order to find your segment for analysis.  D&B Hoovers is a great place to start - both to look at your company, and also competitors like Scholastic Corporation.

 

Don't forget to browse your companies own websites - take a look at the company's communications and look for evidence of corporate strategies, markets and consumers from the company's point of view. This is where you'll also find financial filings and investor presentations for public companies, events and news, ESG and related statements and reports, and more. Take a look at the company's annual report and the management discussion for additional information on the financials for Penguin Random House children's publishing.

Equity Analyst Research

The Mergent Online database is the current location for the Investext collection of equity analyst reports.  Browsing these can be helpful when analyzing performance and trends, and can also be useful if you browse for terms like "children's" within the collection to see if any of the analysis is directly related to your research for this project.