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

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 17.000-17.250 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on S&P Global from $605.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on S&P Global from $599.00 to $608.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on S&P Global from $600.00 to $585.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on S&P Global from $617.00 to $633.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on S&P Global in a research report on Friday, December 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $600.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, S&P Global presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $586.85.

S&P Global Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of S&P Global stock opened at $530.93 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $506.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $506.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $164.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.86, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20. S&P Global has a twelve month low of $407.69 and a twelve month high of $542.00.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.41 by $0.36. S&P Global had a return on equity of 13.72% and a net margin of 25.80%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.13 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that S&P Global will post 15.34 earnings per share for the current year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.96 per share. This is a positive change from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.