The stock price of S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) has jumped by 2.58 compared to previous close of 479.37. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-29 that Increased demand for risk mitigation, cost reduction, and productivity improvement solutions will likely help the Zacks Business Information Services industry prosper. SPGI, and IKTSY are well-positioned to benefit from this surge.
Is It Worth Investing in S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) Right Now?
S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 39.82x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for SPGI is at 1.23. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SPGI is 313.45M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.82% of that float. The average trading volume for SPGI on April 30, 2025 was 1.45M shares.
SPGI’s Market Performance
SPGI’s stock has seen a 5.43% increase for the week, with a -2.14% drop in the past month and a -5.51% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.76% for S&P Global Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.30% for SPGI’s stock, with a -2.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SPGI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SPGI stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for SPGI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SPGI in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $600 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SPGI reach a price target of $599. The rating they have provided for SPGI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 12th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to SPGI, setting the target price at $600 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
SPGI Trading at -0.66% 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 -9.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.44%, as shares sank -3.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.88% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SPGI rose by +5.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $471.48. In addition, S&P Global Inc saw -1.26% 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
- 0.75 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 19.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.58 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
In conclusion, S&P Global Inc (SPGI) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
