What is William Blair’s Estimate for S&P Global Q1 Earnings?

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for S&P Global in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 11th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.23 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for S&P Global’s current full-year earnings is $15.34 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for S&P Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.32 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $4.23 EPS.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.41 by $0.36. S&P Global had a return on equity of 13.72% and a net margin of 25.80%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.13 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on SPGI. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of S&P Global from $617.00 to $633.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on S&P Global from $576.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on S&P Global from $590.00 to $580.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group upped their price objective on S&P Global from $605.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com raised S&P Global from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $587.92.

S&P Global Stock Performance

SPGI stock opened at $542.44 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $506.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $506.53. The company has a market capitalization of $168.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.88, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. S&P Global has a fifty-two week low of $407.69 and a fifty-two week high of $542.77.

Institutional Trading of S&P Global

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in S&P Global during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. First Personal Financial Services acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in S&P Global during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Human Investing LLC acquired a new position in S&P Global in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. lifted its position in S&P Global by 77.1% in the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 62 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.17% of the company’s stock.

S&P Global Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.96 per share. This is an increase from S&P Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. S&P Global’s payout ratio is 32.13%.

S&P Global Company Profile

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.