Thinking of Investing in SPGI? What Our Analysts Know.

By Tamara Parker • Friday, May 08 10:53 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company S&P Global has moved -1.6% so far today on a volume of 395,387, compared to its average of 2,453,535. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

S&P Global trades -21.33% away from its average analyst target price of $536.14 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $480.0 to $585.0, and on average have given S&P Global a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in SPGI, you'll want to know the following:

S&P Global's current price is 129.9% above its Graham number of $183.44, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
S&P Global has moved -15.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 29.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 15.82, S&P Global has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
SPGI has a forward P/E ratio of 19.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $22.21 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.49 — a number near or below 1 signifying that S&P Global is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.05 compared to its sector average of 1.78
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides benchmarks, data, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, energy and commodity, and automotive markets.
Based in New York, the company has 44,500 full time employees and a market cap of $124.85 Billion. S&P Global currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.9%.

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