How can I search for a specific stock?
To research a specific stock, use the search box at the top of all Morningstar.co.uk pages to search by company name or ticker. Simply select your chosen stock from the dropdown list that appears and you'll be taken to that company's Stock Report. Let's take a look at BP (BP), for example: From BP's Stock Report you can access the oil major's share price performance chart, a synopsis of broker sentiment towards the stock, key ratios, and--for Premium subscribers--Morningstar's independent research report, including fair value estimate and financial health assessment.
How can I search equities by sectors?
To search for equities under the ICB sector classification, click on the “Equities” tab from the main tabs menu. You will then see a list of links in the middle of the page with the following headings: “Equity Tools”, “Corporate Actions” and “Daily Performance”. Underneath “Daily Performance” you will find the ICB sectors tab.
Alternatively you might use the “Equity Quickrank” tool. Click on the “Equities” tab from the main tabs menu, then “Equity Quickrank” from the central list of links underneath “Equity Tools”. Use the filters “All Sectors” and “All Industries” to come up with the desired list of companies.
How can I get the financial data (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Dividends) of a company?
Enter the name of the equity on the Morningstar search box (located at the top of the website) and select it from the dropdown menu. Once you are on the Overview page of the Morningstar Stock Report click on the “Financial” tab from the horizontal menu (between “Key ratios” and “Broker Sentiment”).
Initially you will see the summary page, click on any of the different tabs located on the subheader underneath “Financial” to get all the information for the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Dividends.
How can I get historical individual share price information?
Enter the name of the company in the Morningstar search box (located at the top of the website) and select it from the dropdown menu. Once you are on the Overview page of the Morningstar Stock Report click on the “Chart” tab (just next to “Overview”).
Select the time range from the top right corner of the chart and then move the cursor along the graph to get the date, price and volume from the top left corner of the chart.
Why is my Fund Performance Data in GBP?
Morningstar.co.uk is designed with UK-based investors in mind, who are therefore investing in pound sterling. To help investors better understand what is happening to their money in real terms, we show all fund returns in GBP. This facilitates a more meaningful comparison of funds' performance and ensures investors are able to ascertain the real cost or reward of each fund investment. This is the case whether the fund is traded in GBP or another currency.
If a fund's assets are held in a currency other than GBP, we convert the fund's performance into GBP using the WM/Reuters 4pm rate. We display returns in GBP in our data tables and are performance charts. Historical fund performance data is converted using the most current FX rate available on the day that the performance was registered. For month-end data, we use the FX rate available on the last day of the month in question.
If any data displayed is not in GBP, we will state which currency it is on the website.