Reviewing S&P Global (SPGI) and The Competition

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) is one of 1,743 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare S&P Global to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&P Global	32.21%	19.46%	9.52%
S&P Global Competitors	317.76%	10.36%	3.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for S&P Global and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&P Global	0	2	18	0	2.90
S&P Global Competitors	5568	20165	22512	644	2.37

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $523.35, indicating a potential upside of 10.58%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 24.13%. Given S&P Global’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe S&P Global has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. S&P Global pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 29.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of S&P Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares S&P Global and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
S&P Global	$16.29 billion	$4.47 billion	28.22
S&P Global Competitors	$2.39 billion	$399.31 million	17.32

S&P Global has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. S&P Global is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

S&P Global has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&P Global’s peers have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

S&P Global beats its peers on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About S&P Global

S&P Global Inc. provides financial information, credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to businesses, governments and investors around the world. Its services include credit ratings and research through S&P Global Ratings, financial data and analytics through S&P Global Market Intelligence, and information and benchmarks for energy and commodities markets through S&P Global Commodity Insights. The company also develops market indices through S&P Dow Jones Indices, a joint venture in which S&P Global is the majority owner, and provides data and analytics for the automotive industry through S&P Global Mobility.