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

[H]

On 12/31/2021 07:19 PM, H wrote:
> On 12/26/2021 11:41 AM, H wrote:
>> 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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> I began testing the riingo package but whenever I try to call riingo_fundamentals_metrics() R tells me "could not find function..."
>
> Is anyone successfully using the riingo_fundamentals_...() family of functions? Btw, I am running R 3.6.
>
I found that it requires an add-on subscription and have sent an e-mail requesting price information. Perhaps someone is already using this feature and can comment on it?