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NYSE:SPGI

S&P Global - SPGI Competitors

$344.77
+3.50 (+1.03%)
(As of 03/31/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$342.16
$346.59
50-Day Range
$324.79
$383.16
52-Week Range
$279.32
$423.55
Volume
1.57 million shs
Average Volume
1.42 million shs
Market Capitalization
$113.07 billion
P/E Ratio
32.84
Dividend Yield
1.04%
Price Target
$393.56

SPGI vs. ADP, FISV, WM, TRI, ACN, TT, RSG, PAYX, SQ, and MRVL

Should you be buying S&P Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of S&P Global include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FISV), Waste Management (WM), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Accenture (ACN), Trane Technologies (TT), Republic Services (RSG), Paychex (PAYX), Block (SQ), and Marvell Technology (MRVL). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

S&P Global vs.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&P Global has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

S&P Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$16.50 billion5.59$2.95 billion$7.5329.57
S&P Global$11.18 billion10.11$3.25 billion$10.5032.84

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and S&P Global has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years.

79.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of S&P Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, S&P Global had 6 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for S&P Global and 10 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.00 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
S&P Global
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Automatic Data Processing received 171 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.37% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
619
60.21%
Underperform Votes
409
39.79%
S&P GlobalOutperform Votes
448
72.37%
Underperform Votes
171
27.63%

S&P Global has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 18.24%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 96.94% beat S&P Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing 18.24% 96.94% 5.33%
S&P Global 29.05% 9.84% 5.93%

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $246.60, indicating a potential upside of 10.77%. S&P Global has a consensus price target of $393.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.15%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
S&P Global
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

S&P Global beats Automatic Data Processing on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPGI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SPGI vs. The Competition

MetricS&P GlobalConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$113.07B$26.99B$4.83B$14.68B
Dividend Yield1.08%1.09%4.87%3.87%
P/E Ratio32.8427.14264.5821.34
Price / Sales10.114.37374.7310.82
Price / Cash22.5214.64141.6524.41
Price / Book3.045.804.436.89
Net Income$3.25B$740.02M$113.77M$867.68M
7 Day Performance3.06%2.34%6.25%4.42%
1 Month Performance1.05%-0.48%1.44%-3.47%
1 Year Performance-15.95%-17.15%-19.61%-11.70%

S&P Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
2.9002 of 5 stars
$219.90
+2.7%
$246.10
+11.9%
-3.6%$91.12B$16.50B29.2060,000Analyst Report
FISV
Fiserv
2.5544 of 5 stars
$111.84
+0.5%
$127.14
+13.7%
+10.6%$70.25B$17.74B28.5341,000Short Interest ↑
WM
Waste Management
2.6296 of 5 stars
$157.04
+1.4%
$169.50
+7.9%
+1.3%$64.10B$19.70B29.1449,500Analyst Report
News Coverage
TRI
Thomson Reuters
2.5902 of 5 stars
$128.41
+0.3%
$138.00
+7.5%
+18.4%$60.60B$6.63B44.5925,200News Coverage
ACN
Accenture
3.0296 of 5 stars
$279.94
+1.8%
$314.00
+12.2%
-16.5%$176.43B$61.59B25.78721,000Analyst Downgrade
TT
Trane Technologies
2.4198 of 5 stars
$185.10
+1.3%
$183.78
-0.7%
+15.3%$42.40B$15.99B24.7139,000Analyst Revision
RSG
Republic Services
3.035 of 5 stars
$132.96
+1.3%
$145.33
+9.3%
+0.1%$42.02B$13.51B28.3540,000Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
PAYX
Paychex
2.41 of 5 stars
$116.03
+6.5%
$123.69
+6.6%
-17.1%$41.83B$4.61B28.6516,000Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
SQ
Block
2.6572 of 5 stars
$66.49
+4.3%
$107.86
+62.2%
-51.1%$40.03B$17.53B-69.9912,428Analyst Report
Insider Selling
MRVL
Marvell Technology
3.0274 of 5 stars
$42.70
+5.6%
$58.54
+37.1%
-40.8%$36.59B$5.92B-224.747,448Positive News
This page (NYSE:SPGI) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff