S&P Global Inc. $SPGI is PYA Waltman Capital LLC's 9th Largest Position

Key Points

• PYA Waltman Capital increased its S&P Global stake by 10.7% in the second quarter, making SPGI its ninth-largest holding at 3.3% of the portfolio and approximately $13.5 million in value. Institutional investors collectively own 87.17% of the company.
• S&P Global reported quarterly EPS of $4.83 and revenue of $4.15 billion, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue rose 10.4% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $17.50–$17.75.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive outlook, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and average price target of $523.59, compared with shares opening at $440.16. S&P Global also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.97, equivalent to a 0.9% annual yield.

PYA Waltman Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI - Free Report) by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,172 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,203 shares during the period. S&P Global comprises 3.3% of PYA Waltman Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. PYA Waltman Capital LLC's holdings in S&P Global were worth $13,510,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SPGI. Pingora Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of S&P Global during the second quarter worth $29,000. Palladiem LLC purchased a new position in S&P Global in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in S&P Global in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in S&P Global in the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in S&P Global by 37.0% during the 2nd quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 100 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company's stock.

S&P Global Stock Performance

Shares of SPGI stock opened at $440.16 on Wednesday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $425.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $424.74. The firm has a market cap of $129.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. S&P Global Inc. has a 1 year low of $381.61 and a 1 year high of $552.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $4.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.81 by $0.02. The business 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.43 EPS. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.500-17.750 EPS. Analysts predict that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.75 earnings per share for the current year.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on S&P Global from $555.00 to $530.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on S&P Global from $489.00 to $521.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup upped their price target on S&P Global from $454.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of S&P Global from $551.00 to $554.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $550.00 to $525.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $523.59.

S&P Global News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting S&P Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potential Capital IQ Pro spinout: Reports that S&P Global is considering a multibillion-dollar spinout of its Capital IQ Pro platform lifted investor interest. Separating the business could unlock value and give the financial-data platform greater strategic flexibility, although the plan remains unconfirmed and could create execution risks. S&P Global reportedly considers multibillion-dollar spinout of Capital IQ platform
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center intelligence expansion: S&P Global completed its acquisition of datacenterHawk, adding proprietary data on data centers, fiber networks, power and related infrastructure. The deal gives S&P Global Energy exposure to demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud-computing infrastructure. S&P Global Completes Acquisition of datacenterHawk
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio reshaping: The company completed the sale of its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to Schlumberger, allowing it to exit a less central software operation and concentrate on data, benchmarks and analytics. S&P Global Completes Divestiture of Upstream Energy Software Portfolio to SLB
• Positive Sentiment: New digital-asset offering: S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko launched a unified suite of S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices, expanding S&P Global’s index franchise into cryptocurrency market data and benchmarks. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko Introduce S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices

S&P Global 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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