What is Seaport Res Ptn's Estimate for GS FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has raised its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for The Goldman Sachs Group to $47.90, up from a previous forecast of $46.15, surpassing the consensus estimate of $47.12.
• The investment management company reported a Q2 earnings of $10.91 per share, exceeding expectations by $1.09, with revenues also rising to $14.58 billion, a 14.5% increase year-over-year.
• The firm's recent quarterly dividend was increased to $4.00 per share, reflecting a positive shift from the prior dividend of $3.00, with a current annualized yield of 2.0%.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $47.90 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $46.15. The consensus estimate for The Goldman Sachs Group's current full-year earnings is $47.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $11.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $15.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $13.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $13.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $54.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $61.20 EPS.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The investment management company reported $10.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.82 by $1.09. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 14.32% and a net margin of 12.37%.The business had revenue of $14.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $8.62 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

GS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $550.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen raised The Goldman Sachs Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $706.00 to $854.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $771.00 to $790.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $717.00.

The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:GS opened at $796.13 on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group has a fifty-two week low of $439.38 and a fifty-two week high of $825.25. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $756.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $657.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57. The stock has a market cap of $241.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 1,800.0% in the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 38 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC raised its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 51.5% during the second quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 50 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. 71.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at The Goldman Sachs Group

In other news, CEO David M. Solomon sold 6,608 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $712.31, for a total value of $4,706,944.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 126,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $89,876,426.56. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John F.W. Rogers sold 6,008 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $717.39, for a total transaction of $4,310,079.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 65,761 shares of the company's stock, valued at $47,176,283.79. This trade represents a 8.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 38,323 shares of company stock worth $28,111,828 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company's stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $4.00 dividend. This represents a $16.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This is a positive change from The Goldman Sachs Group's previous quarterly dividend of $3.00. The Goldman Sachs Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.26%.

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.

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