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

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of S&P Global in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $17.80 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $17.46. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.00 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on SPGI. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $625.00 to $599.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI upped their target price on S&P Global from $619.00 to $629.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded S&P Global to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on S&P Global from $635.00 to $615.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $538.00 price objective on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $612.38.

S&P Global Price Performance

S&P Global stock opened at $489.95 on Friday. S&P Global has a 12-month low of $427.14 and a 12-month high of $579.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $503.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $515.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.36 billion, a PE ratio of 37.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On S&P Global

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BTC Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of S&P Global by 15.8% during the 3rd quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,913 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,285,000 after buying an additional 1,761 shares in the last quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 11.2% in the third quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. now owns 931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $453,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in S&P Global by 10.9% in the third quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,429 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $696,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in S&P Global by 62.5% in the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 3,945 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,920,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its holdings in S&P Global by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 63,407 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,861,000 after acquiring an additional 11,400 shares in the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be paid a $0.96 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 27.93%.

S&P Global Company Profile

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.