5,322 Shares in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI Bought by Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC

Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 5,322 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,781,000. S&P Global accounts for 1.9% of Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of S&P Global in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the second quarter worth about $36,000. First Pacific Financial raised its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 51.0% in the 3rd quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 74 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its position in S&P Global by 171.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 76 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on SPGI shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on S&P Global from $620.00 to $560.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $498.00 target price on S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Evercore set a $625.00 target price on S&P Global and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded S&P Global from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on S&P Global from $599.00 to $489.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, S&P Global has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $563.53.

S&P Global Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of SPGI stock opened at $425.39 on Wednesday. S&P Global Inc. has a 52-week low of $381.61 and a 52-week high of $579.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $445.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $482.83. The company has a market capitalization of $127.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.04, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 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 period in the prior year, the business earned $3.77 EPS. S&P Global’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.97 per share. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 25th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is 26.48%.

S&P Global 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.