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    S&P Capital IQ

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACapital IQ is a market intelligence software solution offered by S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is the result of McGraw Hill Financial's acquisition of SNL Financial.N/A
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    Chose S&P Capital IQ
    S&P Capital IQ is great for bringing market data into Excel. It is also fantastic for finding older public market data / screening assets
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    S&P Capital IQ is one of the best value products from a cost / benefit perspective. The Excel add in function is also unrivaled. For accessing public company data on demand (both operational and financial) it is a must have. The other tools are great but tend to be more …
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    I think Eikon is a close substitute. It doesn't have as many features as S&P Capital IQ, but unless you're working for a bank, hedge fund, or in corporate treasury, you probably won't notice it.

    In my opinion, FactSet is another good alternative. It comes with more features …
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    Analysis of a wide variety of public firms is a breeze with S&P Capital IQ. Specifically, the program is great for valuing businesses by analysis of comparable businesses and transactions or by uploading corporate financials into Excel for use in a discounted cash flow. …
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    It's ease of use and customer support is superior to anything that is in the market. It also seems a lot more accurate than the other tools I have used.
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    We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you …
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    They provide very detailed information, that is industry specific. You cannot find a better provider for bank website data than SNL. The ease of customization on the website program is unparalleled.
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    While Bloomberg has a much more comprehensive view of the markets and typically has more up-to-date information in terms of overall news, Cap IQ is easier to integrate into existing financial models, and the formula builder included with the Excel plugin makes it easy to pull …
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    S&P Capital IQ
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Private Company Data6.03 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Information7.83 Ratings
    Independent Research Access8.52 Ratings
    M&A Analysis5.33 Ratings
    Supply Chain Data5.01 Ratings
    ESG Data5.52 Ratings
    Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings
    Macroeconomic News6.33 Ratings
    Search Tools6.33 Ratings
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    7.1
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    Usability
    7.0
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    [It's the] best ever.
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    We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you can in Capital IQ.
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