Standard and Poor’s Corporation (S&P) is a US private company that carries out financial research and analysis on equities and bonds, is one of the top three rating agencies in the world along with Moody’s and Fitch Ratings.
The company ranks creditworthiness using a standardized rating scale. The total debt rated by S&P in approximately 100 countries is $ 35 trillion, with a valuation market coverage ratio of 39%, compared to 40% for Moody’s and 16% for Fitch. The opinions expressed each year by the company are 870,000.
