C WorldWide Group Holding A S Has $124.21 Million Stock Position in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Key Points

• C WorldWide Group Holding A S reduced its S&P Global stake by 19.1% in the second quarter, selling 72,114 shares. It still held 304,988 shares worth approximately $124.2 million, representing 3.1% of its portfolio.
• S&P Global reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $4.83 and revenue of $4.15 billion; revenue increased 10.4% year over year. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $17.50–$17.75.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive view, with 18 Buy ratings and a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating alongside an average price target of $523.59. S&P Global also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.97 per share, yielding about 0.9% annually.

C WorldWide Group Holding A S reduced its holdings in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI - Free Report) by 19.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 304,988 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 72,114 shares during the period. S&P Global comprises about 3.1% of C WorldWide Group Holding A S's holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. C WorldWide Group Holding A S owned approximately 0.10% of S&P Global worth $124,209,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in S&P Global by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 21,221 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $8,642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of S&P Global by 61.3% in the second quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $707,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 3.5% during the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 10,524 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,286,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the period. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the second quarter worth approximately $138,842,000. Finally, Advus Financial Partners LLC grew its position in S&P Global by 5.4% during the second quarter. Advus Financial Partners LLC now owns 681 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

S&P Global Stock Performance

Shares of SPGI opened at $429.37 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day moving average is $429.43 and its 200-day moving average is $425.80. S&P Global Inc. has a 12 month low of $381.61 and a 12 month high of $552.25. The firm has a market cap of $126.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $4.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.81 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.09 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 17.74% and a net margin of 31.37%.The firm's revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.43 EPS. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.500-17.750 EPS. Equities analysts expect that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 26th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SPGI has been the topic of several research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $540.00 to $520.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $510.00 price target on shares of S&P Global in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Bank of America cut their price objective on S&P Global from $575.00 to $550.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Barclays reduced their price objective on S&P Global from $555.00 to $553.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $513.00 target price on S&P Global in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, S&P Global has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $523.59.

About S&P Global

S&P Global Inc NYSE: SPGI provides financial information, analytics, benchmarks and credit ratings to businesses, governments and investors worldwide. Its services are used to evaluate credit risk, analyze markets, value assets, assess commodities and support investment and business decisions.

The company operates through businesses that include S&P Global Ratings, which provides credit ratings and related research; S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers financial and industry data, analytics and workflow tools; S&P Global Commodity Insights, which supplies information and pricing assessments for energy and commodity markets; and S&P Dow Jones Indices, which develops and maintains market indexes such as the S&P 500.

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