July 31 (Reuters) - Financial information company S&P

Global ( SPGI ) raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday

and beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter earnings on

strong demand for its data and analytics products.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

More investors are using market analytics tools to make the

best of a volatile market, which is pressured by tariff and rate

cut uncertainties.

BY THE NUMBERS

S&P Global ( SPGI ) now expects its 2025 adjusted earnings per share

to be between $17.00 and $17.25, compared with its prior

estimate of $16.75 to $17.25.

The company reported an adjusted profit of $1.36 billion, or

$4.43 per share, in the second quarter ended June. 30, up from

$1.28 billion, or $4.04 per share, a year earlier.

Analysts had estimated an adjusted profit of $4.22 per

share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

The market intelligence unit, S&P Global's ( SPGI ) biggest segment

in terms of revenue which provides data and analytics, posted a

5% rise in revenue to $1.22 billion from a year earlier.

S&P Global's ( SPGI ) total revenue increased 6% to $3.76 billion.

CONTEXT

The New York-based company provides credit ratings,

benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global

capital, commodity and automotive markets.

S&P also announced Bill Eager as CEO designate for ‍S&P

Global Mobility.

Until Wednesday's close, shares of the company were up about

7% YTD, compared with a marginal 0.42% gain in Moody's.

Peer Moody's also reported a rise in second-quarter profit

last week on strong product demand.

(Reporting by Atharva Singh; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)