S&P Global (SPGI) Traded Lower on Lowered Guidance

Brown Advisory, an investment management company, released its “Brown Advisory Large-Cap Growth Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Brown Advisory Large-Cap Growth strategy has shown resilience this year amid heightened volatility, protecting investor capital during market declines and participating in the strong rebound since early April. The strategy returned 16% during the second quarter, slightly underperforming the benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, Brown Advisory Large-Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI). S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions. The one-month return of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) was -2.64%, and its shares gained 6.18% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 09, 2025, S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) stock closed at $547.71 per share, with a market capitalization of $167.216 billion.

Brown Advisory Large-Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

"S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI), a leading provider of financial information, analytics, and credit ratings, reported strong quarterly results in April, with revenue exceeding expectations due to robust performance in the Ratings and Indices businesses. However, the stock traded down after the company lowered its full-year guidance, reflecting a more cautious outlook amid ongoing macroeconomic headwinds and a softer environment for mergers and acquisitions."

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 106 hedge fund portfolios held S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) at the end of the second quarter, which was 108 in the previous quarter. In the second quarter, S&P Global Inc.'s (NYSE:SPGI) revenue increased 6% year-over-year, with subscription revenue increasing 7%. While we acknowledge the potential of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) and shared the list of best financial stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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