Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires 2,189 Shares of S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 0.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 471,938 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,189 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $246,800,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in S&P Global by 0.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,256,638 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,726,208,000 after buying an additional 161,719 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in S&P Global by 4.6% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,231,644 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,033,003,000 after buying an additional 274,285 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in S&P Global by 3.2% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,202,872 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,072,160,000 after buying an additional 67,868 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in S&P Global by 7.1% during the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,965,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $956,425,000 after buying an additional 130,177 shares during the period. Finally, Unisphere Establishment boosted its stake in S&P Global by 5.9% during the second quarter. Unisphere Establishment now owns 1,800,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $949,122,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on SPGI shares. Evercore set a $625.00 price target on S&P Global and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $498.00 price target on S&P Global in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on 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. Mizuho dropped their price target on S&P Global from $657.00 to $551.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on S&P Global in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $575.00 price target for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $558.47.

S&P Global Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of SPGI stock opened at $444.52 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $426.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $475.49. S&P Global Inc. has a 12-month low of $381.61 and a 12-month high of $579.05. The firm has a market cap of $134.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $3.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.77 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Company 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.