S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) is a global provider of financial information, analytics, benchmarks and credit ratings. Its services are used by investors, corporations, governments and other organizations to evaluate risk, assess markets, support investment decisions and manage business operations.

The company operates through businesses including S&P Global Ratings, which provides credit ratings and related research; S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers data, research and analytics on companies, markets and industries; and S&P Global Commodity Insights, which supplies information and analysis for energy and commodity markets. Its other major businesses include S&P Global Mobility, which provides automotive data and intelligence, and S&P Dow Jones Indices, known for benchmarks such as the S&P 500.

The company traces its history to 1860, when Henry Varnum Poor published financial information about U.S. railroad companies. It was formerly known as McGraw Hill Financial and adopted the S&P Global name in 2016. Headquartered in New York, S&P Global serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Martina L. Cheung serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $444.00 to $450.65
• 50-Day Range: $386.86 to $452.95
• 52-Week Range: $381.61 to $552.25
• Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $132.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.42
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $522.24
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

S&P Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

S&P Global scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 856 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

S&P Global has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

S&P Global has a consensus price target of $522.24, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $449.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

S&P Global has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for S&P Global are expected to grow by 13.06% in the coming year, from $17.69 to $20.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 27.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 27.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

S&P Global has a PEG Ratio of 2.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

S&P Global has a P/B Ratio of 4.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.53% of the float of S&P Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

S&P Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in S&P Global has recently decreased by 30.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

S&P Global has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

S&P Global has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of S&P Global is 23.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, S&P Global will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.40% next year. This indicates that S&P Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

S&P Global has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for S&P Global this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for SPGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added S&P Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, S&P Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of S&P Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.17% of the stock of S&P Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPGI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MHP
• CIK: 64040
• Web: www.spglobal.com
• Phone: (212) 438-1000
• Fax: 212-512-3840
• Employees: 44,500
• Year Founded: 1860

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for S&P Global: $522.24
• High Price Target: $560.00
• Low Price Target: $485.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.39
• P/E Growth: 2.19
• Net Income: $4.47 billion
• Net Margins: 31.37%
• Pretax Margin: 43.86%
• Return on Equity: 17.74%
• Return on Assets: 9.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.63
• Cash Flow: $22.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.33
• Book Value: $104.54 per share
• Price / Book: 4.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 294,800,000
• Free Float: 294,712,000
• Market Cap: $132.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09