Message-ID: <CAPPM_gQQeA5_4QFPwfpoBYxCxLW5On=VS8zkJZ9WAhjs4=pVhw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2021-12-26T14:15:21Z
From: Joshua Ulrich
Subject: Finding stock splits and dividend information
In-Reply-To: <e0b51cee-6914-54b9-cf32-ac5018f64abb@meddatainc.com>
On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 8:20 PM H <agents at meddatainc.com> wrote:
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> Can anyone suggest a source for stock splits and dividend information on US listed stocks? I already have the quotes but in order to do fundamental analysis using historical information the two items above are required. I am looking to go back to ca 2010 (or earlier, if possible).
>
Tiingo [1] provides this information, and more, for free. All you need
is a free API key. The riingo package [2] implements a substantial
portion of the API.
[1] https://api.tiingo.com/
[2] https://cran.r-project.org/package=riingo
> I have looked into parsing XBRL information from the SEC (8-K filings as I understand it) but it does not seem promising for two reasons: (1) XBRL has a short history, shorter the smaller the company is; and (2) the quality of submissions and taxonomies used is not as good as one would like...
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> Is CRISP or Compustat data available without a subscription?
>
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