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After finishing at $495.61 in the prior trading day, S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI) closed at $498.83, up 0.65%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. SPGI stock price reached its highest trading level at $500.1841 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $495.66.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SPGI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 90.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Seaport Research Partners on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $540.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 08 ’25 when Saha Saugata sold 2,000 shares for $561.12 per share. The transaction valued at 1,122,240 led to the insider holds 3,150 shares of the business.
SAUGATA SAHA bought 2,000 shares of SPGI for $1,122,240 on Aug 08 ’25. On Aug 06 ’25, another insider, Tavernier Edouard, who serves as the President, S&P Global Mobility of the company, sold 1,799 shares for $555.00 each. As a result, the insider received 998,526 and left with 17,138 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SPGI now has a Market Capitalization of 152292802560 and an Enterprise Value of 165920718848. As of this moment, S&P’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.053 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.979.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SPGI is 1.19, which has changed by -0.045976996 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SPGI has reached a high of $579.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $427.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.30%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1556590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 303.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 302.35M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.91% stake in the company. Shares short for SPGI as of 1763078400 were 2490366 with a Short Ratio of 1.55, compared to 1760486400 on 2969289. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2490366 and a Short% of Float of 0.8200000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SPGI’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.79, compared to 3.84 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0076471423. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. . The current Payout Ratio is 29.47% for SPGI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-25 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-25. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.