S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Releases 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 %

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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is $505.85 and its 200-day moving average price 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 cap of $159.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.39, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The business services provider reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 period in the prior year, the company posted $3.13 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that S&P Global will post 15.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SPGI. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on S&P Global from $620.00 to $617.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of S&P Global from $605.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $536.00 to $575.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of S&P Global from $564.00 to $576.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of S&P Global in a report on Friday, December 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $600.00 price target for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, S&P Global presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $584.54.

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.