S&P Global Inc. $SPGI Shares Sold by Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA trimmed its position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 51.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,352 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 70,238 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $27,797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of SPGI. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of S&P Global by 4.7% in 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 during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in S&P Global by 7.8% in 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. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its holdings in S&P Global by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,694,790 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $893,511,000 after purchasing an additional 88,526 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in S&P Global in the 2nd quarter valued at $552,000. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in S&P Global by 17.2% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,212 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SPGI has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $551.00 to $554.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Evercore decreased their target price on shares of S&P Global from $625.00 to $560.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on S&P Global from $556.00 to $557.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded S&P Global from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $545.28.

S&P Global Stock Up 3.7%

S&P Global stock opened at $409.88 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $121.32 billion, a PE ratio of 25.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. S&P Global Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $381.61 and a fifty-two week high of $579.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $421.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $453.04.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $4.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $4.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.08 billion. S&P Global had a net margin of 30.37% and a return on equity of 17.26%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.37 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. Research analysts expect that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current year.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.97 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 26th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at S&P Global

In other S&P Global news, CEO Catherine R. Clay bought 2,500 shares of S&P Global stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $431.39 per share, with a total value of $1,078,475.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 2,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,078,475. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Martina Cheung bought 2,322 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of $429.93 per share, for a total transaction of $998,297.46. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,518 shares in the company, valued at $11,830,813.74. The trade was a 9.22% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 5,974 shares of company stock valued at $2,576,775. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.