Analysts Issue Forecasts for S&P Global FY2027 Earnings

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank issued their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for S&P Global in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau forecasts that the business services provider will earn $22.05 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for S&P Global’s current full-year earnings is $17.11 per share.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.32 by ($0.02). S&P Global had a return on equity of 16.56% and a net margin of 29.16%.The firm had revenue of $3.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on SPGI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on S&P Global from $635.00 to $615.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of S&P Global in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho dropped their price target on S&P Global from $657.00 to $551.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on S&P Global from $599.00 to $489.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Evercore set a $625.00 price objective on shares of S&P Global and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seventeen have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, S&P Global presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $566.33.

S&P Global Price Performance

SPGI stock opened at $417.28 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $124.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.48, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.20. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $499.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $506.14. S&P Global has a 12-month low of $381.61 and a 12-month high of $579.05.

Institutional Trading of S&P Global

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of S&P Global by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,176 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,582,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in S&P Global by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $547,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in S&P Global by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 547 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in S&P Global during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $212,000. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of S&P Global by 2.7% in the second quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,974 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This is a positive change from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global’s payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

S&P Global Company 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.