FIRST CALL HISTORICAL DATABASE (FCHD)

Contents

• Availability
• Description
• Vendor information
• Accessing FCHD

Availability

First Call Historical Database is available to current Kellogg faculty and doctoral students. Part of these data (history and recommendations) is accessible through WRDS, while target prices are available in skew3.

Description

First Call Historical Database (FCHD) includes First Call’s real time earnings estimates. Information included:

• Broker estimate detail and consensus estimates
• Estimate revision activity
• Actuals
• Company issued guidelines
• Footnotes
• Stock splits
• Target prices (until 2003)
• Company and Issuer Information
• Cross reference to other First Call products

The data goes back to 1987 (1980 in some cases). First Call includes, in addition to the date estimates were published, the time stamp.

Vendor information

First Call
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (800) 347-7822
Email: fc-datasupport@tfn.com

Accessing FCHD

To access the data, log on to WRDS or skew3.

• Online documentation for Kellogg users

Related resources:

• Zacks History Files
• Value Line
• If you are looking for the full-text source, refer to Thomson ONE Analytics. Value Line Investment Survey can be accessed through the library.