FY2025 EPS Estimates for S&P Global Boosted by William Blair

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGIFree Report) – Investment analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for S&P Global in a research report issued on Friday, October 10th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $17.46 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $17.19. The consensus estimate for S&P Global’s current full-year earnings is $17.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for S&P Global’s FY2026 earnings at $19.51 EPS.

SPGI has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup upped their target price on S&P Global from $600.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on S&P Global from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on S&P Global from $660.00 to $661.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on S&P Global from $610.00 to $620.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, S&P Global presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $615.69.

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S&P Global Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SPGI opened at $486.76 on Monday. S&P Global has a one year low of $427.14 and a one year high of $579.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $148.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.44, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $526.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $513.98.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGIGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 28th. The business services provider reported $2.33 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter. S&P Global had a net margin of 27.30% and a return on equity of 15.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in S&P Global by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,094,919 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $15,868,750,000 after buying an additional 315,916 shares during the last quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. boosted its position in S&P Global by 7.0% during the second quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 11,091,623 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,848,502,000 after acquiring an additional 730,354 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in S&P Global by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,793,282 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,565,889,000 after acquiring an additional 42,724 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,188,945,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of S&P Global by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 3,186,250 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,618,934,000 after purchasing an additional 114,843 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.96 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.54%.

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S&P Global, Inc engages in the provision of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. It operates through the following segments: Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, Indices, and Engineering Solutions.

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