SP Global stock sinks after guidance suspended, citing ''extraordinarily weak'' debt issuance volumes
Shares of SP Global Inc. sank 8.2% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the debt rating and analytics company said it was suspending its full-year financial guidance, citing "extraordinarily weak" market conditions. The company said macroeconomic conditions deteriorated since it provided 2022 estimates a month ago, when it cut its adjusted earnings-per-share estimate to $13.00 to $13.25 from $13.30 to $13.50. The company said it expects to reintroduce financial guidance when it reports second-quarter results, which is currently projected to be in late-July. "Debt issuance volumes have been extraordinarily weak year-to-date," SP Global said in a statement. "Should similar trends continue through the end of 2022, market issuance could see year-over-year declines in the high teens." The weak outlook also weighed on shares of rival Moody''s Corp. , which also shed 8.2% ahead of the open. Meanwhile, futures for the SP 500 gained 0.2%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.
SP Global stock sinks after guidance suspended, citing ''extraordinarily weak'' debt issuance volumes
Shares of SP Global Inc. sank 8.2% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the debt rating and analytics company said it was suspending its full-year financial guidance, citing "extraordinarily weak" market conditions. The company said macroeconomic conditions deteriorated since it provided 2022 estimates a month ago, when it cut its adjusted earnings-per-share estimate to $13.00 to $13.25 from $13.30 to $13.50. The company said it expects to reintroduce financial guidance when it reports second-quarter results, which is currently projected to be in late-July. "Debt issuance volumes have been extraordinarily weak year-to-date," SP Global said in a statement. "Should similar trends continue through the end of 2022, market issuance could see year-over-year declines in the high teens." The weak outlook also weighed on shares of rival Moody''s Corp. , which also shed 8.2% ahead of the open. Meanwhile, futures for the SP 500 gained 0.2%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.