S&P Global, Inc. (SPGI)

Over the past six months, S&P Global's stock experienced several notable events, including the announcement to spin off its global mobility unit, fluctuations in U.S. home prices, target price increases from UBS Group and Wells Fargo & Company, reaching an all-time high on August 14, 2025, declaring its fourth-quarter dividend, leadership succession for S&P Dow Jones Indices, agreeing to acquire With Intelligence, completing the sale of OSTTRA, and adjustments in analyst ratings and price targets. As of October 23, 2025, the stock price was $482.70.

Demand for S&P Global's products and services can exhibit seasonality, particularly in its commodity and index-related businesses, and is also influenced by broader economic cycles. Seasonal cycles in global grain trade, PMI data, stock market volatility, and housing market trends can impact the demand for certain data, analytics, and ratings.

S&P Global, Inc. is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, focused on financial information and analytics. It operates in the financial services sector, providing a wide range of products and services through its key divisions, including S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Sustainable1, CRISIL, Kensho Technologies, and Engineering Solutions.

S&P Global serves a global customer base and operates worldwide, with its headquarters in New York City. The company maintains over 70 offices across 35 countries, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific.

S&P Global holds a strong brand reputation as one of the "Big Three" credit-rating agencies globally. Its reputation is shaped by its core activities and strategic initiatives, including providing independent credit ratings, engaging in partnerships and product developments focused on emerging technologies and sustainability, and the S&P Global Ratings division projecting strong economic growth for India and upgrading its sovereign rating. S&P also gave a strategy B- rating amid Bitcoin risks.

S&P Global's ownership is primarily dispersed among institutional investors and individual shareholders, with major institutional owners including Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corp. Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc. are significant shareholders. Harold McGraw III is the largest individual shareholder. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 87.17% of the company's stock.