Should I buy or sell S&P Global stock right now?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for S&P Global in the last year. There are currently 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SPGI shares. View SPGI analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is S&P Global's stock price target for 2024?

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for S&P Global's stock. Their SPGI share price targets range from $395.00 to $470.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $427.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.9%. View analysts price targets for SPGI or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have SPGI shares performed in 2023?

S&P Global's stock was trading at $334.94 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SPGI stock has increased by 31.5% and is now trading at $440.52. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

When is S&P Global's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 8th 2024. View our SPGI earnings forecast .

How were S&P Global's earnings last quarter?

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 2nd. The business services provider reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.05 by $0.16. The business services provider had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. S&P Global had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.72% and a net margin of 20.20%.

How often does S&P Global pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for S&P Global?

S&P Global declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share on Tuesday, December 12th. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 27th. Read our dividend analysis for SPGI .

Is S&P Global a good dividend stock?

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.82%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 50 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 46.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SPGI will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.03% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for SPGI .

What ETFs hold S&P Global's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) stock in their portfolio include Sterling Capital Focus Equity ETF (LCG) , Tema Monopolies and Oligopolies ETF (TOLL) , Roundhill S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF (KNGS) , ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (OUSA) , iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) , Adaptive Core ETF (RULE) , Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF (LBAY) and LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF (LSAT) .

What guidance has S&P Global issued on next quarter's earnings?

S&P Global issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $12.50-12.60 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $12.30-12.52 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.40 billion.

What is Douglas L. Peterson's approval rating as S&P Global's CEO?

282 employees have rated S&P Global Chief Executive Officer Douglas L. Peterson on Glassdoor.com . Douglas L. Peterson has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Douglas L. Peterson in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of S&P Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other S&P Global investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Home Depot (HD) , Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Intel (INTC) , Adobe (ADBE) , PayPal (PYPL) , Mastercard (MA) , Visa (V) and Walt Disney (DIS) .

How do I buy shares of S&P Global?

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S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$440.52

-1.32 (-0.30%)

(As of 12/29/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $439.14
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$443.72
50-Day Range: $342.69
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$441.84
52-Week Range: $321.14
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$443.72

Volume: 884,265 shs
Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
Market Capitalization: $139.56 billion

P/E Ratio: 56.99
Dividend Yield: 0.82%
Price Target: $427.78

S&P Global MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 2.9% Downside
$427.78 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.36% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.59
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.99
Based on 12 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$2.43 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.40%
From $12.57 to $14.38 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.46 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

59th out of 306 stocks

Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Mercantile Reporting Agencies, Industry

3rd out of 5 stocks

1.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
S&P Global has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $427.78, S&P Global has a forecasted downside of 2.9% from its current price of $440.52.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
S&P Global has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.36% of the outstanding shares of S&P Global have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
S&P Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in S&P Global has recently decreased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

3.3

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
S&P Global has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
S&P Global has been increasing its dividend for 50 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of S&P Global is 46.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, S&P Global will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.03% next year. This indicates that S&P Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.8

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
S&P Global has received a 49.13% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Distributing knowledge" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Market intelligence data provision", "ESG data provision", and "Production of finance and economy news articles following principles of journalistic ethics" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for S&P Global is -0.59.

2.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
S&P Global has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for S&P Global this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 17 people have searched for SPGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
20 people have added S&P Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, S&P Global insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,431,680.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.10% of the stock of S&P Global is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
85.50% of the stock of S&P Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for S&P Global are expected to grow by 14.40% in the coming year, from $12.57 to $14.38 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 56.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 105.63.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 56.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 32.27.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
S&P Global has a PEG Ratio of 2.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
S&P Global has a P/B Ratio of 3.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About S&P Global Stock (NYSE:SPGI)

S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates through six segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, and S&P Global Engineering Solutions. The S&P Global Ratings segment operates as an independent provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, offering investors and other market participants information, ratings, and benchmarks. The S&P Dow Jones Indices segment is an index provider that maintains various valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers, and institutional investors. The S&P Global Commodity Insights segment provides information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets. The S&P Global Market Intelligence segment offers multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions. This segment offers Desktop, a product suite that provides data, analytics, and third-party research; Data and Advisory Solutions for research, reference data, market data, derived analytics, and valuation services; Enterprise Solutions, software and workflow solutions; and Credit & Risk Solutions for selling Ratings' credit ratings and related data and research. The S&P Global Mobility segment provides solutions serving the full automotive value chain, including vehicle manufacturers (OEMs), automotive suppliers, mobility service providers, retailers, consumers, and finance and insurance companies. The S&P Global Engineering Solutions segment offers engineering standards and related technical knowledge, including product design to provide information and insight to design products, optimize engineering projects and outcomes, solve technical problems, and address complex supply chain issues. S&P Global Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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