William Blair Predicts S&P Global’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SPGI)

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of S&P Global in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 5th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.89 for the quarter. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of S&P Global in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on S&P Global from $635.00 to $615.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $538.00 target price on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays boosted their price target on S&P Global from $610.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on S&P Global from $615.00 to $620.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fourteen have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $612.38.

S&P Global Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE SPGI opened at $497.07 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $150.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.24, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $500.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $517.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. S&P Global has a 52 week low of $427.14 and a 52 week high of $579.05.

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

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.96 per share. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.93%.

Institutional Trading of S&P Global

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SPGI. Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 911 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Fullcircle Wealth LLC raised its stake in S&P Global by 1.0% during the second quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 1,748 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $984,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Summitry LLC lifted its holdings in S&P Global by 2.1% in the second quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 883 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $466,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC boosted its stake in S&P Global by 4.5% in the second quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC now owns 418 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $220,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC boosted its stake in S&P Global by 3.1% in the second quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 632 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

About S&P Global

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.