Robert W. Baird Raises S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Price Target to $575.00

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) had its price objective raised by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from $536.00 to $575.00 in a report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "outperform" rating on the business services provider's stock. Robert W. Baird's price target would suggest a potential upside of 16.61% from the company's current price.

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Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI started coverage on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $599.00 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of S&P Global from $537.00 to $589.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Raymond James cut S&P Global from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on S&P Global from $575.00 to $620.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on S&P Global from $535.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, S&P Global currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $565.92.

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S&P Global Price Performance

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Shares of S&P Global stock opened at $493.10 on Friday. S&P Global has a 52 week low of $340.49 and a 52 week high of $533.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company's 50-day moving average price is $513.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $470.01. The stock has a market cap of $154.34 billion, a PE ratio of 46.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.18.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.64 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $3.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.43 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 13.03% and a net margin of 25.03%. The firm's revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.21 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that S&P Global will post 14.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

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In other S&P Global news, Director Robert P. Kelly sold 7,662 shares of S&P Global stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.28, for a total transaction of $3,687,567.36. Following the sale, the director now owns 15,830 shares in the company, valued at $7,618,662.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, Director Robert P. Kelly sold 7,662 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.28, for a total value of $3,687,567.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,830 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,618,662.40. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Steven J. Kemps sold 2,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.55, for a total transaction of $1,327,185.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $715,205.25. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 17,862 shares of company stock worth $8,645,727. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of S&P Global

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HWG Holdings LP acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Sachetta LLC lifted its holdings in S&P Global by 103.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 59 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC acquired a new position in S&P Global in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, First Pacific Financial grew its stake in S&P Global by 49.0% during the second quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 73 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

S&P Global Company Profile

S&P Global Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates through S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Mobility, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and S&P Global Engineering Solutions segments.

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