[R-SIG-Finance] Finding stock splits and dividend information

H @gent@ @end|ng |rom medd@t@|nc@com
Sun Dec 26 17:41:28 CET 2021


On 12/26/2021 09:15 AM, Joshua Ulrich wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 8:20 PM H <agents using meddatainc.com> wrote:
>> 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...
>>
>> Is CRISP or Compustat data available without a subscription?
>>
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Thank you, will check it out!



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