Q. Comparing a company to its industry?

• Standard & Poors Industry Surveys in Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage.
• IbisWorld

Historical information: Standard & Poors Industry Surveys [print]: Firestone Library, call number HG4501 .S73  (1963-June 21, 2007, lacks many issues) (additional issues from Columbia and NYPL in RECAP)

Company to Industry Ratio Comparison Report: Factiva

• Click on Companies/Markets
• Click on Company
• Enter the Company name or Ticker
• Click on Reports
• Choose Ratio Comparison Report

For a company's relative value vis-a-vis companies in its industry, use Bloomberg. Available on the workstations located near Firestone A-13-J, Robertson 046, Andlinger 211A, Master of Finance lounge in JRR, and Sherrerd lower level. 

• Type the company's ticker symbol, hit the EQUITY key
• Type RV, then hit Enter.
• For the relative value of companies in an industry, type IBQ for Industry Analysis. Choose an industry and then type RV.