Company Update: McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI) – S&P Capital IQ Spotlights Biggest ‘Sector Disruptors’ of 2016

[PR Newswire] – NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Capital IQ and SNL, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) and a leading provider of research, analytics and data, released its annual analysis of emerging issues to watch: Sector Disruptors: 2016 Winners And Losers. The report spotlights what are seen as the most disruptive new technologies, legislative and regulatory issues, and changing patterns of consumer behavior, and weighs their potential impacts on each sector of the S&P 500 and international markets. Addressing all ten sectors of the S&P 500, the Sector Disruptors report identifies potential sector winners and losers based on whether companies can adapt to new marketplace changes. Having successfully anticipated many of the market-moving events of 2015 – including the impact of falling energy and commodity prices, increased adoption of video streaming services, and emergence of wearable consumer technologies – the Sector Disruptors report tackles a new line-up of issues for the year-ahead. Read more on this. McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (MHFI) , valued at $22.31B, began trading this morning at $84.27. Shares have traded today between $82.01 and $84.48 per share with a one year range of $79.64 to $109.13. MHFI shares are currently priced at 18.56x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry ’s -0.94x earnings multiple. And for passive income investors, the company pays shareholders $1.32 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.57%. According to a consensus of 13 analysts, the earnings estimate of $1.01 per share would be $0.06 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.06 sequential decrease. What we find to be interesting is that the full-year EPS estimate of $4.50 is a $0.62 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $1.38 Billion. If reported, that would be a 6.98% increase over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Cantor Fitzgerald Initiated MHFI at Buy (Nov 10, 2015). Previously, The Benchmark Company downgraded MHFI from Buy to Hold. With the above information in mind, readers should note that the average price target is $111.80, which is 32.67% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:MHFI) Similar Articles: Stock Update: McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI) – McGraw Hill Financial Increases Dividend 9% Market Update: McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI) – McGraw Hill Financial Reports Third Quarter Results Stock Update: McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI) – McGraw Hill Financial Schedules 3rd Quarter 2015 Earnings Announcement/Conference Call for Tuesday, November 3, 2015