Peer Comparison

Purpose

Compare a target company against its closest public-market peers across a standardized set of financial, profitability, and valuation metrics. Identify the peer set dynamically, fetch comparable data for each company, and present a side-by-side table that highlights where the target outperforms or underperforms relative to its competitive group. Provide brief interpretive commentary so the user can quickly understand the target's relative positioning.

Data Fetching Process

Consult ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/_shared/references/data-sources.md for full source details and fallback behavior.

Peer Identification

1. Determine the target company. Resolve the ticker to a CIK by fetching https://www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json using the sec-fetch skill (see data-sources.md). Cache the CIK and official company name.

2. Identify peers. If the user explicitly provides a list of comparison companies, use those. Otherwise, identify three to five closest public competitors through the following process:

   • Use WebSearch to query "{company name} competitors publicly traded" or "{company name} peer companies stock market."
   • Cross-reference results with the company's 10-K Item 1 (Business) section, which often names competitors.
   • Prefer peers that share the same primary SIC code or GICS sub-industry classification.
   • Prefer peers with market capitalizations within a reasonable range (0.25x to 4x the target's market cap) to ensure meaningful comparison. If the target is a mega-cap, include at least one large-cap peer and note the size differential.