Analysts Issue Forecasts for S&P Global FY2027 Earnings

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of S&P Global in a report released on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $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 announced 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 net margin of 29.16% and a return on equity of 16.56%. The firm had revenue of $3.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.77 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $546.00 price target on S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on S&P Global from $599.00 to $489.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group decreased their target price on S&P Global from $620.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Evercore set a $625.00 target price on S&P Global and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seventeen have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $566.33.

S&P Global Stock Up 0.1%

S&P Global stock opened at $417.28 on Monday. S&P Global has a fifty-two week low of $381.61 and a fifty-two 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $499.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $506.14. The stock has a market cap of $124.68 billion, a PE ratio of 28.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On S&P Global

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 911 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $480,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Fullcircle Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of S&P Global by 1.0% in the second quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 1,748 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $984,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Summitry LLC boosted its stake in S&P Global by 2.1% during the second quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 883 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Hamilton Capital LLC grew its position in S&P Global by 4.5% during the second quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC now owns 418 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC grew its position in S&P Global by 3.1% during the second quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 632 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

About S&P Global

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.