Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Has $68.30 Million Stock Holdings in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA decreased its position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 11.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 130,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 17,076 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $68,304,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Triad Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $291,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 5,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,750,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK acquired a new position in S&P Global during the fourth quarter worth $688,000. Victory Financial Group LLC grew its position in S&P Global by 73.7% in the fourth quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC now owns 1,018 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Warwick Investment Management Inc. grew its position in S&P Global by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 483 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on SPGI shares. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of S&P Global from $620.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on S&P Global from $620.00 to $627.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Bank of America began coverage on S&P Global in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $575.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on S&P Global from $675.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on S&P Global from $482.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $563.53.

S&P Global Stock Performance

NYSE SPGI opened at $426.34 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $443.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $482.44. S&P Global Inc. has a 1 year low of $381.61 and a 1 year high of $579.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.32 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $3.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. S&P Global had a net margin of 29.16% and a return on equity of 16.56%. The business’s revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.77 EPS. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.11 EPS for the current year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

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