Calamos Advisors LLC Purchases 16,708 Shares of S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Key Points

• Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in S&P Global by 15.8%, buying an additional 16,708 shares to hold 122,648 shares worth about $64.10 million at the end of the quarter.
• Wall Street consensus is a Buy (one Strong Buy, sixteen Buy, one Hold) with an average price target of $558.47.
• S&P Global reported Q results with $4.30 EPS (missed by $0.02) and $3.92B revenue (+9% YoY), set FY2026 EPS guidance of 19.40–19.65, and trades around $436.62 with a $132.5B market cap.

Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI - Free Report) by 15.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 122,648 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 16,708 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings in S&P Global were worth $64,095,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. YANKCOM Partnership boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 259 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of S&P Global by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 511 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in S&P Global by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 632 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its stake in S&P Global by 15.6% in the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 148 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chemistry Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in S&P Global by 0.4% in the third quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,895 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,382,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SPGI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on S&P Global from $482.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on S&P Global from $620.00 to $560.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Evercore set a $625.00 price target on S&P Global and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on S&P Global from $580.00 to $556.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on S&P Global from $599.00 to $489.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, S&P Global has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $558.47.

S&P Global Price Performance

NYSE:SPGI opened at $436.62 on Friday. S&P Global Inc. has a 52-week low of $381.61 and a 52-week high of $579.05. The company has a market cap of $132.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $428.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $474.76.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.32 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.89 billion. S&P Global had a net margin of 29.16% and a return on equity of 16.56%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.77 earnings per share. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Company Profile

S&P Global is a leading provider of financial information, analytics and benchmark indices that serve investors, issuers, corporations and public institutions worldwide. The company operates through well-known businesses that include credit ratings, market intelligence and index licensing, as well as commodity and energy information services. Its products and services are used to assess creditworthiness, inform investment decisions, construct and track benchmark portfolios, and support risk and commodity market analysis.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit ratings, research and data used by fixed income investors and capital market participants to evaluate issuer and transaction risk.

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