S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$403.48 +0.23 (+0.06%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$403.05 -0.43 (-0.11%)

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S&P Global - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 20 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
18

Based on 20 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for S&P Global in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 20 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 18 have given a buy rating for SPGI.

Consensus Price Target

$523.59
29.77% Upside

According to the 20 analysts' twelve-month price targets for S&P Global, the average price target is $523.59. The highest price target for SPGI is $560.00, while the lowest price target for SPGI is $485.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 29.77% from the current price of $403.48.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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SPGI Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/26/25 to 9/26/26	1 Month Ago 8/27/25 to 8/27/26	3 Months Ago 6/28/25 to 6/28/26	1 Year Ago 9/26/24 to 9/26/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$523.59	$523.59	$545.28	$614.46
Forecasted Upside	29.77% Upside	20.16% Upside	33.03% Upside	26.00% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

SPGI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SPGI Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

S&P Global Stock vs. The Competition

Type	S&P Global	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.90	2.27	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	29.77% Upside	35.10% Upside	19.20% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SPGI News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/14/2026	Zacks Research 4 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
9/2/2026	Robert W. Baird 3 of 5 stars	Jeffrey Meuler 1 of 5 stars	Set Target		$513.00	+16.55%
8/26/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Ashish Sabadra 3 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$510.00	+17.73%
7/29/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Steinerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$555.00 ➝ $530.00	+25.71%
7/29/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Christiansen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$454.00 ➝ $500.00	+19.33%
7/29/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Manav Patnaik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$555.00 ➝ $553.00	+30.56%
7/17/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shlomo Rosenbaum Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$489.00 ➝ $521.00	+13.92%
7/10/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Curtis Nagle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$575.00 ➝ $550.00	+27.13%
7/7/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Toni Kaplan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$557.00 ➝ $525.00	+18.16%
7/7/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alex Kramm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$550.00 ➝ $525.00	+15.96%
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7/7/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Silber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$495.00 ➝ $505.00	+12.91%
7/6/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
7/1/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$539.00 ➝ $490.00	+18.97%
6/18/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$540.00 ➝ $520.00	+26.09%
5/20/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$490.00 ➝ $485.00	+17.68%
5/5/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sean Kennedy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$551.00 ➝ $554.00	+30.50%
4/27/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$500.00 ➝ $535.00	+21.99%
4/16/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$625.00 ➝ $560.00	+29.11%
4/13/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Haas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$530.00 ➝ $525.00	+25.28%
11/17/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/2/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Owen Lau Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$567.00 ➝ $592.00	+12.24%
5/16/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Biggar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy

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Should I Buy S&P Global Stock? SPGI Pros and Cons Explained

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S&P Global
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in S&P Global Inc.:

S&P Global Inc. is currently trading at $403.48, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $523.59, suggesting substantial upside potential for investors who believe the market is undervaluing the company's long-term growth prospects.
The company recently announced the acquisition of OpenZeppelin, a leading blockchain security firm, which expands S&P Global's risk assessment capabilities into the fast-growing on-chain finance and tokenized asset markets, positioning it as a key player in digital asset security.
Recent earnings reports show strong fundamental performance, with the company beating consensus estimates for both EPS and revenue in the most recent quarter, demonstrating robust demand for its data and analytics services despite broader market volatility.
Management has highlighted AI-driven growth and margin expansion at recent industry conferences, indicating that the company is successfully leveraging artificial intelligence to improve productivity and drive revenue across its Market Intelligence, Ratings, and Indices segments.
S&P Global Inc. maintains a strong dividend yield of 0.96% and a solid balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, providing a degree of financial stability and income for investors while continuing to invest in new business areas.

S&P Global
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in S&P Global Inc. for these reasons:

The stock is trading near its 52-week low of $381.61, having fallen from a high of $552.25, which indicates significant recent price pressure and potential concerns about the company's valuation or future growth trajectory among market participants.
Short interest in the stock has increased recently, with shares shorted rising to over 6.5 million shares in the latest reporting period, suggesting that a notable portion of the market is betting against the stock's performance.
Some analysts have recently lowered their earnings estimates for the company, with Erste Group Bank reducing its FY2026 EPS forecast, which may signal that the company's growth rate is slowing or that it is facing increased competitive pressures.
The company's current P/E ratio of 24.63 is relatively high compared to some peers, and recent commentary suggests the stock may be overvalued given current AI momentum, which could lead to further price corrections if growth does not meet elevated expectations.
Institutional investors have shown mixed signals, with several large holders reducing their stakes in the most recent quarter, which could indicate a lack of confidence in the company's near-term outlook or a shift in portfolio allocation strategies.

SPGI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 20 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for S&P Global is $523.59, with a high forecast of $560.00 and a low forecast of $485.00.

20 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for S&P Global in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SPGI shares.

According to analysts, S&P Global's stock has a predicted upside of 29.77% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, S&P Global's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

S&P Global has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

S&P Global also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.

Analysts like S&P Global more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for S&P Global is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how SPGI compares to other companies.

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S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Forecast & Price Target