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Institutional Brokers' Estimate System
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<h2 id="ibes-current-forecast-data">I/B/E/S Current Forecast Data</h2> <p>The I/B/E/S current forecast database is offered on a summary (consensus) level or detailed (analyst-by-analyst) basis. With over 33 data items that are updated as often as five times a day, it is designed to help portfolio managers and analysts identify, manipulate, and analyze exceptional information for over 40,000 equities worldwide. </p> <h2 id="ibes-historical-forecasts">I/B/E/S Historical Forecasts</h2> <p>I/B/E/S History is the only statistically significant historical estimate database in the business. Starting in 1976 for US forecasts and 1987 for International forecasts, I/B/E/S History contains records on over 45,000 companies across 70 markets and presents a unique opportunity for back testing investment theories in a variety of global market conditions. Such research against historical trends and market conditions can provide a confident glimpse into future results. </p><p>There are two versions of the I/B/E/S earnings estimate history, Summary and Detail: </p> <ul><li>The Summary History consists of a snapshot of the consensus level data taken monthly. The U.S. edition covers reported earnings estimates and results since January 1976, while the international starts in 1987.</li> <li>The Detail History (Analyst Earnings Estimate History) is a timeline of individual analysts' earnings forecasts (daily records at the analyst level). The U.S. edition starts in 1983, while the International edition starts in 1987.</li></ul> <p>Both data sets are available for US and International stocks. The databases cover 56 countries and 70 markets. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.refinitiv.com/en/financial-data/company-data/institutional-brokers-estimate-system-ibes">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080708185246/http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/dcba/IBES_Glossary.pdf">[1]</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>I/B/E/S and First Call, Thomson, archived from the original on 2008-02-22 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080222002207/http://www.thomson.com/content/financial/brand_overviews/IBES_First_Call" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080222002207/http://www.thomson.com/content/financial/brand_overviews/IBES_First_Call</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>In the nicest possible way « Likelihood of Success <a href="http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/" target="_blank">http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>