McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) PT Trimmed to $111 at FBR Capital on 'Pricey' Acqusition

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Piper Jaffray Cuts Price Target on McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) to $114 Following 2Q EPS Beat

July 28, 2015 9:05 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray maintains an Overweight rating on McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), and cut the price target to $114.00 (from $117.00), following 2Q earnings. EPS of $1.21 beat consensus estimates on $1.13.

Despite the short-term dilution, Analyst Peter Appert likes the strategic fit of SNL and believes... More

McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) Tops Q2 EPS by 14c

July 27, 2015 7:33 AM EDT

McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI) reported Q2 EPS of $1.28, $0.14 better than the analyst estimate of $1.14. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.34 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion.

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McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI) to Acquire SNL Financial in ~$2.23B Deal

July 27, 2015 7:32 AM EDT

McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SNL Financial for approximately $2.225 billion in cash. The economic impact to McGraw Hill Financial will be partially offset by tax benefits with an estimated present value of approximately $550 million resulting from the transaction. SNL is privately held by an affiliate of New Mountain Capital LLC and current and former members of SNL management.

SNL's deep product experience and rich sets of data, analytics and research in areas such as real estate and media strongly complement... More