search_companies
Search Companies
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Resolve a company name or ticker to the exact ticker symbol via fuzzy name/ticker match.
**Scope:** exact-entity lookup only. Handles partial names ("micro" -> MSFT), typos, and ticker variations.
Returns ticker, full name, CIK, SIC, filer type (domestic / foreign private issuer / fund — i.e. which
form family to expect), fiscal year-end, and a primary-source SEC EDGAR entity-page link (verify the
resolution + see the company's full filing history) for each match.
**Use this when:** you have a specific company name or ambiguous ticker and need to confirm the exact ticker before calling other tools.
**Delisted / renamed / acquired companies** are resolvable by current OR former name (e.g. "American Software" → Logility, "Chase Manhattan" → JPM). They are returned ranked below active matches, flagged [delisted], with their CIK. They have no current ticker — pass the returned cik to downstream tools (company tools accept a CIK in place of a ticker, except get_stock_price, which needs a ticker).
**Input tip:** queries matching the pattern of 2-5 uppercase letters are auto-extracted as a ticker. If you pass an all-caps company name (e.g., "AMCOR") that is NOT a ticker, the lookup may miss — pass "Amcor" with normal casing to force name-search behavior. On miss, this tool returns suggested near-matches when possible.
**Do NOT use this for concept/theme/industry discovery** (e.g., "gold miners", "LNG exposure", "companies mentioning tariffs"). This tool matches on company-name text only — it cannot surface companies by what they do. For concept discovery, use search_sec_filings (full-text search across filings) or screen_companies (metric + sector filters).
**Coverage boundary:** MetricDuck is **SEC-EDGAR only**. This tool is the authoritative coverage check. A no-match on a **non-US local-exchange symbol** (e.g. 3087.T, LSE:HSBA, 7203:JP) is a coverage boundary, not a lookup miss — the tool says so explicitly and you should treat it as **terminal** (don't retry ticker variations). Foreign issuers that file a US 20-F/40-F (HSBC, Toyota, Novo Nordisk…) ARE covered — reach them by **company name**, not their local symbol.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Company name or ticker (supports partial matches and typos) |
| limit | integer | no | Maximum results (default 5, max 20) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Company name or ticker (supports partial matches and typos)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20,
"default": 5,
"description": "Maximum results (default 5, max 20)"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}