Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Forecast for GS Q1 Earnings

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the investment management company will post earnings of $12.79 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $12.08. The consensus estimate for The Goldman Sachs Group’s current full-year earnings is $45.32 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $11.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $10.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $12.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $49.70 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $736.00 to $782.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $677.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $610.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $600.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $563.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $591.06.

The Goldman Sachs Group Price Performance

NYSE:GS opened at $634.74 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $587.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $531.85. The firm has a market cap of $199.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.38. The Goldman Sachs Group has a 52-week low of $374.24 and a 52-week high of $635.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The investment management company reported $11.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.21 by $3.74. The firm had revenue of $13.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.36 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 13.30% and a net margin of 11.32%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s revenue was up 22.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $5.48 earnings per share.

The Goldman Sachs Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $3.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $12.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio is 29.59%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Sheara J. Fredman sold 2,974 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $594.51, for a total value of $1,768,072.74. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 8,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,046,795.39. This represents a 25.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO David M. Solomon sold 6,550 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $610.91, for a total value of $4,001,460.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 117,883 shares in the company, valued at $72,015,903.53. This represents a 5.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,940 shares of company stock worth $12,656,179 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On The Goldman Sachs Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GS. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 5.3% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 6,057 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 4.3% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 22,996 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $10,402,000 after purchasing an additional 954 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 11.8% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 137,590 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $62,228,000 after acquiring an additional 14,566 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 4.6% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 14,562 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $6,586,000 after acquiring an additional 634 shares during the period. Finally, Chesapeake Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.21% of the company’s stock.

About The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, a financial institution, provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through Global Banking & Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions segments. The Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as secured lending, through structured credit and asset-backed lending and involved in financing under securities to resale agreements.