Zacks Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for S&P Global

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for S&P Global in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $4.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.47. The consensus estimate for S&P Global's current full-year earnings is $17.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for S&P Global's Q3 2025 earnings at $4.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.93 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.26 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on SPGI. Mizuho initiated coverage on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $599.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $618.00 to $565.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of S&P Global from $595.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of S&P Global from $576.00 to $590.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on S&P Global from $599.00 to $608.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $592.71.

S&P Global Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of S&P Global stock traded down $1.14 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $514.61. The company had a trading volume of 308,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,218,394. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $491.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $503.77. S&P Global has a fifty-two week low of $419.49 and a fifty-two week high of $545.39. The firm has a market cap of $157.83 billion, a PE ratio of 41.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $4.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.23 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $3.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.72 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 27.12%. The business's revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On S&P Global

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,034 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its stake in S&P Global by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 674 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in S&P Global by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. now owns 659 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 2,859 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,453,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC grew its stake in shares of S&P Global by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 762 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at S&P Global

In other news, EVP Sally Moore sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $510.43, for a total transaction of $255,215.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,131 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,619,016.33. The trade was a 8.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be given a $0.96 dividend. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. S&P Global's payout ratio is currently 30.16%.

About S&P Global

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.