Is S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) One of the Best Blue Chip Stocks to Buy for the Long Term?

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is one of the best blue chip stocks to buy for the long term. On February 17, UBS analyst Alex Kramm cut his price target on S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) to $550 from $620 while keeping his Buy rating intact. Kramm cited a softer business outlook and the stock’s sharp underperformance following the company’s Q4 FY2025 earnings report.

S&P posted Q4 revenue of $3.92 billion, up 9% year over year, and nudging past analyst expectations of $3.90 billion. Full-year 2025 revenue came in at $15.34 billion, up 8%. Management explained that private markets revenue was the main growth engine; it grew 16% in the quarter. The S&P Dow Jones Indices division also supported the growth with a 14% expansion due to rising equity markets and strong ETF inflows, said management. The quarter’s EPS came in at $4.30, up 14% year over year, but missed the consensus estimate of $4.32. ​

Management raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $19.40-$19.65. The firm described the overall guidance as disappointing. This disappointing guidance landed especially hard because it came just three months after S&P Global’s investor day, where management had set ambitious targets, UBS noted. They said the weak outlook represents a setback for views on management execution, and noted that positive momentum had been building heading into the print.

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S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) provides financial information and analytics through its divisions S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and S&P Global Commodity Insights. Its major products include credit ratings, market data, benchmarks such as the S&P 500 Index, and energy and commodity analytics.

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