S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 17.000-17.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 16.920. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.9 billion-$15.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $15.0 billion.

S&P Global Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of S&P Global stock opened at $514.26 on Tuesday. S&P Global has a 1-year low of $407.69 and a 1-year high of $533.29. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $505.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $505.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $159.58 billion, a PE ratio of 45.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.96 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. This is an increase from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. S&P Global’s payout ratio is 32.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup initiated coverage on S&P Global in a research note on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of S&P Global from $600.00 to $585.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of S&P Global from $570.00 to $595.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $590.00 to $580.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of S&P Global from $540.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, S&P Global currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $584.54.

S&P Global Company Profile

S&P Global, Inc engages in the provision of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. It operates through the following segments: Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, Indices, and Engineering Solutions.