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

Company Overview

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. The Market Intelligence segment provides multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions. The Ratings segment is involved in credit ratings, research, and analytics, offering investors and other market participants information, ratings, and benchmarks. The Commodity Insights segment focuses on information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets. The Mobility segment offers solutions serving the full automotive value chain including vehicle manufacturers, automotive suppliers, mobility service providers, retailers, consumers, and finance and insurance companies. The Engineering Solutions segment engages in advanced knowledge discovery technologies, research tools, and software-based engineering decision engines to advance innovation, maximize productivity, improve quality, and reduce risk. The company was founded by James H. McGraw and John A. Hill in 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $540.32 to $549.53
• 50-Day Range: $501.03 to $550.03
• 52-Week Range: $427.14 to $558.86
• Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 966,738 shs
• Market Capitalization: $167.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.91
• Dividend Yield: 0.70%
• Price Target: $611.69
• Consensus Rating: Buy

S&P Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

S&P Global scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 919 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

S&P Global has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

S&P Global has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for S&P Global are expected to grow by 10.81% in the coming year, from $17.11 to $18.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 41.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 41.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

S&P Global has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. 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 4.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.96% of the outstanding shares of S&P Global have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

S&P Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, 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 increased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

S&P Global has a dividend yield of 0.70%, 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 30.16%. 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 20.25% next year. This indicates that S&P Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.59

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.96% of the outstanding shares of S&P Global have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

S&P Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, 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 increased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

S&P Global has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 72 news articles for S&P Global this week, compared to 34 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 31 people have searched for SPGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added S&P Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, S&P Global insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $255,215.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.10% 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.

SPGI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SPGI shares performed this year?

S&P Global's stock was trading at $498.03 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPGI stock has increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $544.86.

How were S&P Global's earnings last quarter?

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The business services provider reported $4.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.25. S&P Global's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are S&P Global's major shareholders?

S&P Global's top institutional shareholders include Valeo Financial Advisors LLC (1.03%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (0.57%), Swedbank AB (0.31%) and Ninety One UK Ltd (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas L Peterson, Ewout L Steenbergen, John L Berisford, Adam Jason Kansler, Robert P Kelly, Edouard Tavernier, Martina Cheung, Christopher Craig, Sally Moore, Nancy Luquette, Dimitra Manis, Steven J Kemps, Saugata Saha and Rebecca Jacoby.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of S&P Global?

Shares of SPGI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of S&P Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that S&P Global investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/11 Dividend: 5/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend: 5/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/11/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Securities Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPGI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MHP
• CIK: 64040
• Web: www.spglobal.com
• Phone: (212) 438-1000
• Fax: 212-512-3840
• Employees: 42,350
• Year Founded: 1941

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for S&P Global: $611.69
• High Price Target: $660.00
• Low Price Target: $589.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.84
• P/E Growth: 2.66
• Net Income: $3.85 billion
• Net Margins: 27.30%
• Pretax Margin: 38.18%
• Return on Equity: 15.11%
• Return on Assets: 8.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 11.76
• Cash Flow: $19.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.17
• Book Value: $109.21 per share
• Price / Book: 4.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 306,700,000
• Free Float: 306,393,000
• Market Cap: $167.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19