PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Purchases Shares of 32,191 S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators purchased a new stake in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 32,191 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $16,823,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SPGI. Troy Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Troy Asset Management Ltd now owns 41,706 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,795,000 after acquiring an additional 8,652 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 324.8% during the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 28,094 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $13,673,000 after acquiring an additional 21,481 shares in the last quarter. Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,865,000. Candriam S.C.A. increased its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 13.4% during the third quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 124,659 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $60,673,000 after acquiring an additional 14,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. bought a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the third quarter valued at approximately $89,401,000. 87.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $565.00 price objective on shares of S&P Global in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on S&P Global from $556.00 to $557.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore decreased their price target on S&P Global from $625.00 to $560.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price target on S&P Global from $585.00 to $540.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $546.39.

Insider Transactions at S&P Global

In other S&P Global news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz bought 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $434.03 per share, for a total transaction of $500,002.56. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $500,002.56. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Catherine R. Clay bought 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $431.39 per share, for a total transaction of $1,078,475.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,078,475. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired 5,974 shares of company stock worth $2,576,775 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

S&P Global Stock Performance

Shares of S&P Global stock opened at $425.16 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $424.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $461.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.08. S&P Global Inc. has a 12 month low of $381.61 and a 12 month high of $579.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $4.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $4.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.08 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 30.37%.S&P Global’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.37 earnings per share. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.400-19.650 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 19.61 EPS for the current year.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.97 per share. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. S&P Global’s payout ratio is presently 24.56%.

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.