Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Grows Stock Position in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 471,938 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,189 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.16% of S&P Global worth $246,800,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in S&P Global by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,256,638 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,726,208,000 after buying an additional 161,719 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in S&P Global by 4.6% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,231,644 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,033,003,000 after buying an additional 274,285 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in S&P Global by 3.2% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,202,872 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,072,160,000 after buying an additional 67,868 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in S&P Global by 7.1% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,965,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $956,425,000 after buying an additional 130,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Unisphere Establishment increased its position in S&P Global by 5.9% in the second quarter. Unisphere Establishment now owns 1,800,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $949,122,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares during the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SPGI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho decreased their target price on S&P Global from $657.00 to $551.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $498.00 price target on S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on S&P Global from $580.00 to $556.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Evercore set a $625.00 price target on S&P Global and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on S&P Global from $482.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $558.47.

S&P Global Price Performance

S&P Global stock opened at $444.52 on Wednesday. S&P Global Inc. has a one year low of $381.61 and a one year high of $579.05. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $426.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $475.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $134.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.34, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.20.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $4.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $3.77 earnings per share. S&P Global’s revenue 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.51 EPS for the current 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.