Human Investing LLC Invests $30,000 in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI)

Human Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 60 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $30,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of S&P Global in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. First Personal Financial Services purchased a new position in S&P Global in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in S&P Global in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its stake in S&P Global by 77.1% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 62 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 94.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 70 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SPGI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on S&P Global from $600.00 to $585.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of S&P Global from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $540.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of S&P Global from $605.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on S&P Global from $595.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S&P Global currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $587.92.

S&P Global Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE SPGI opened at $539.77 on Tuesday. S&P Global Inc. has a 52 week low of $407.69 and a 52 week high of $545.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $167.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $507.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $507.42.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.41 by $0.36. S&P Global had a net margin of 25.80% and a return on equity of 13.72%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.13 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that S&P Global Inc. will post 15.34 earnings per share for the current year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a $0.96 dividend. This represents a $3.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. This is a positive change from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.13%.

About S&P Global

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.