S&P Global Inc. $SPGI Shares Bought by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 13.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,941 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,573 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $5,504,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. YANKCOM Partnership grew its position in S&P Global by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 259 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. LeConte Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of S&P Global by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 511 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of S&P Global by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 632 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. grew its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 148 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Embree Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 1,090 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SPGI. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $550.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of S&P Global from $530.00 to $525.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on shares of S&P Global from $490.00 to $485.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of S&P Global from $530.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $551.00 to $554.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $536.82.

S&P Global Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of SPGI stock traded down $3.50 on Tuesday, hitting $443.72. The stock had a trading volume of 344,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,363,968. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $131.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.08. S&P Global Inc. has a 1 year low of $381.61 and a 1 year high of $579.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $419.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $450.16.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $4.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.82 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $4.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.08 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 30.37%.S&P Global’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.37 EPS. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. Analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current year.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 26th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.56%.

Insider Activity

In other S&P Global news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz acquired 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $434.03 per share, with a total value of $500,002.56. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,152 shares in the company, valued at $500,002.56. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Martina Cheung acquired 2,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $429.93 per share, with a total value of $998,297.46. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,830,813.74. This represents a 9.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders acquired 5,974 shares of company stock valued at $2,576,775. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting S&P Global

Here are the key news stories impacting S&P Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets raised its price target on S&P Global to $505 from $495 and kept an outperform rating, signaling continued confidence in the company’s earnings power and implying further upside from current levels. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also maintained an outperform rating while lifting its target to $510 from $560, showing analysts still see meaningful upside despite the smaller target cut. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s recent operating updates suggest a more streamlined structure after the Mobility spin-off, with recast financials and updated segment reporting that may make S&P Global’s margins and growth profile easier for investors to evaluate. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: S&P Global scheduled its second-quarter 2026 earnings release for July 28, which keeps attention on upcoming results but is not a catalyst by itself. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also announced an updated Market Intelligence operating model aimed at AI-driven product innovation, a strategic move that could support longer-term growth but has no immediate financial impact. Article Title

S&P Global Profile

S&P Global is a leading provider of financial information, analytics and benchmark indices that serve investors, issuers, corporations and public institutions worldwide. The company operates through well-known businesses that include credit ratings, market intelligence and index licensing, as well as commodity and energy information services. Its products and services are used to assess creditworthiness, inform investment decisions, construct and track benchmark portfolios, and support risk and commodity market analysis.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit ratings, research and data used by fixed income investors and capital market participants to evaluate issuer and transaction risk.