S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 38.38x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.22. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SPGI is 313.45M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.01% of that float. On April 10, 2025, the average trading volume of SPGI was 1.44M shares.
SPGI) stock’s latest price update
The stock of S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) has increased by 7.36 when compared to last closing price of 441.50.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -7.78% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-09 that NEW YORK, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Enact Holdings Inc. (NASD: ACT) will replace SolarWinds Corp. (NYSE: SWI) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, April 16. Turn/River Capital is acquiring SolarWinds in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.
SPGI’s Market Performance
S&P Global Inc (SPGI) has seen a -7.78% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.25% decline in the past month and a -3.53% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.16% for SPGI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.32% for SPGI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -5.54% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SPGI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SPGI stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for SPGI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SPGI in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $599 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SPGI reach a price target of $600. The rating they have provided for SPGI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to SPGI, setting the target price at $599 in the report published on October 02nd of the previous year.
SPGI Trading at -6.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SPGI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.51%, as shares sank -0.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.93% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SPGI fell by -7.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $490.24. In addition, S&P Global Inc saw -4.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SPGI starting from Peterson Douglas L., who sale 5,521 shares at the price of $543.39 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Peterson Douglas L. now owns 152,142 shares of S&P Global Inc, valued at $3,000,032 using the latest closing price.
Peterson Douglas L., the Officer of S&P Global Inc, proposed sale 5,521 shares at $531.51 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Peterson Douglas L. is holding shares at $2,934,467 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SPGI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for S&P Global Inc stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 11.44, with 6.38 for asset returns.
Based on S&P Global Inc (SPGI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.58 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To sum up, S&P Global Inc (SPGI) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
