Q2 EPS Estimates for S&P Global Decreased by Zacks Research

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for S&P Global in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.21 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on S&P Global from $599.00 to $608.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group raised their price objective on S&P Global from $555.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on S&P Global from $595.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered S&P Global from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on S&P Global from $607.00 to $627.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $592.71.

S&P Global Price Performance

NYSE:SPGI opened at $510.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.33, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. S&P Global has a 1 year low of $419.49 and a 1 year high of $545.39. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $490.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $503.48. 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) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.23 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.72 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 27.12%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.96 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. S&P Global’s payout ratio is currently 30.16%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other S&P Global news, EVP Sally Moore sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $510.43, for a total transaction of $255,215.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,131 shares in the company, valued at $2,619,016.33. This trade represents a 8.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.