Searching for an company or security
1. Enter the Security Ticker, <Equity>, Go
ex. TGT<Equity> Go
2. If you don't know the ticker, enter the name of the company, click on Go, and select the firm from the list under Securities
ex. Target, Go
Screening for companies or equities
Enter EQS <Go>
You will be able to select criteria to create filters. You can select an industry sector and drill down to a specific industry, country of domicile, or any of the other options listed.
If you already know the ticker of the security or company that you are searching for, enter:
TICKER <EQUITY> FUNCTION <GO>
One the Security is loaded in Bloomberg, these commonly used functions can help with your analysis.
DES*: Company Description
BQ: Display price, trade, earnings, & relative value on a single screen.
CN: Company News and Research
MGMT: Management structure and profiles
HP: Historical Prices table
GP: Price Graph
GIP: Intraday Price Graph
G: Create custom graphs
ANR: Analyst Recommendations
BRC: Broker/Analyst reports
EM: Earnings Matrix (multiple templates)
RV: Revaltive Value - Peer Group Analysis
FA: Financial Analysis