Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. Makes New $730,000 Investment in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. acquired a new position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,500 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $730,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SPGI. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its position in S&P Global by 5.3% during the third quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 755 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of S&P Global in the third quarter worth about $3,919,000. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 6.9% in the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 622 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Sava Infond d.o.o. lifted its stake in shares of S&P Global by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sava Infond d.o.o. now owns 8,998 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,379,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 5,155 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,509,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SPGI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Mizuho decreased their price target on S&P Global from $657.00 to $551.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of S&P Global from $620.00 to $560.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of S&P Global from $601.00 to $482.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of S&P Global from $675.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $599.00 to $489.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seventeen have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $566.33.

S&P Global Stock Performance

NYSE:SPGI opened at $417.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $124.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $499.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $506.92. S&P Global Inc. has a twelve month low of $381.61 and a twelve month high of $579.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.32 by ($0.02). S&P Global had a return on equity of 16.56% and a net margin of 29.16%.The company had revenue of $3.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.11 EPS for the current year.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $0.97 dividend. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.48%.

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.