Nykredit A S Invests $138.84 Million in S&P Global Inc. $SPGI

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGIFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 340,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $138,842,000. Nykredit A S owned about 0.12% of S&P Global as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in S&P Global by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,176 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,582,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in S&P Global by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $547,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its holdings in S&P Global by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,694,790 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $893,511,000 after acquiring an additional 88,526 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of S&P Global during the second quarter worth $552,000. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of S&P Global by 17.2% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,212 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,694,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares in the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SPGI. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on S&P Global from $539.00 to $490.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $510.00 target price on shares of S&P Global in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on S&P Global from $557.00 to $525.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of S&P Global in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $523.59.

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S&P Global Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of SPGI stock opened at $432.05 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $127.37 billion, a PE ratio of 26.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.07. S&P Global Inc. has a 52-week low of $381.61 and a 52-week high of $552.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $426.53 and its 200 day moving average is $424.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGIGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $4.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.81 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.09 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 17.74% and a net margin of 31.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.43 earnings per share. S&P Global has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.500-17.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that S&P Global Inc. will post 17.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

S&P Global Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be given a $0.97 dividend. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 26th. S&P Global’s dividend payout ratio is 23.69%.

Key Headlines Impacting S&P Global

Here are the key news stories impacting S&P Global this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Potential Capital IQ Pro spinout: Reports that S&P Global is considering a multibillion-dollar spinout of its Capital IQ platform initially supported the stock. A separation could unlock value by highlighting the financial-data business’s standalone growth and valuation, although no transaction has been confirmed. S&P Global reportedly considers multibillion-dollar spinout of Capital IQ platform
  • Positive Sentiment: Data-center exposure expanded: S&P Global completed its acquisition of datacenterHawk, adding intelligence covering data centers, fiber networks and related infrastructure. The deal strengthens S&P Global Energy’s positioning in markets benefiting from artificial-intelligence-driven power and computing demand. S&P Global Completes Acquisition of datacenterHawk
  • Positive Sentiment: New digital-asset index platform: S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko launched the co-branded S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices suite, broadening S&P Global’s offerings in cryptocurrency benchmarks and market data. The financial impact is not yet quantified but could create incremental index and licensing revenue. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko Introduce S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices
  • Neutral Sentiment: Alipay+ research partnership: A joint S&P Global report found that consumers increasingly expect seamless mobile payments and AI assistance, while payment interoperability and trust remain challenges. The report reinforces S&P Global’s research and data capabilities but has limited immediate earnings implications. Interoperability and Trust Key to AI Commerce
  • Neutral Sentiment: Energy software divestiture completed: S&P Global transferred its geoscience and petroleum-engineering software portfolio to SLB. The sale simplifies the portfolio and supports strategic focus, but removes an operating business; financial terms and proceeds were not disclosed. S&P Global Completes Divestiture of Upstream Energy Software Portfolio to SLB
  • Negative Sentiment: Income appeal remains limited: Commentary noted that SPGI’s dividend yield is around 1%, meaning the stock relies more on dividend growth and earnings expansion than current income to attract dividend investors. SPGI Yields Around 1%

S&P Global Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI)

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