The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. operates as an investment banking, securities, and investment management company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending, and Investment Management. The Investment Banking segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, spin-offs, and risk management; and underwriting services, such as debt and equity underwriting of public offerings and private placements of various securities and other financial instruments, as well as derivative transactions with public and private sector clients. The Institutional Client Services segment is involved in client execution activities related to making markets in cash and derivative instruments for interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities; and provision of securities services comprising financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services, as well as markets in and clears client transactions on primary stock, options, and futures exchanges. The Investing & Lending segment invests in and originates longer-term loans to provide financing to clients; and makes investments in debt securities and loans, public and private equity securities, and infrastructure and real estate entities, as well as provides unsecured and secured loans to retail clients through its digital platforms. The Investment Management segment offers investment management products and services; and wealth advisory services consisting of portfolio management, financial planning and counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services. The company serves corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Security brokers & dealers
Sub-IndustryInvestment Banking & Brokerage
SectorFinance
Phone212-902-1000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$36.62 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees36,600
OptionableOptionable
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Goldman Sachs Group's stock symbol?
Goldman Sachs Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GS."
How often does Goldman Sachs Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Goldman Sachs Group?
Goldman Sachs Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 27th. View Goldman Sachs Group's Dividend History.
How will Goldman Sachs Group's stock buyback program work?
Goldman Sachs Group announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, April 24th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 50,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Goldman Sachs Group's earnings last quarter?
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 16th. The investment management company reported $6.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $5.15 by $0.89. The investment management company earned $8.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.48 billion. Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 13.35%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.68 EPS. View Goldman Sachs Group's Earnings History.
When is Goldman Sachs Group's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for GS?
15 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Goldman Sachs Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $207.00 to $300.00. On average, they anticipate Goldman Sachs Group's share price to reach $260.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Goldman Sachs Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Goldman Sachs Group?
15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Goldman Sachs Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Goldman Sachs Group.
Has Goldman Sachs Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about GS stock has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Goldman Sachs Group earned a news sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the investment management company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting Goldman Sachs Group?
Goldman Sachs Group saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,340,209 shares, an increase of 47.9% from the December 31st total of 4,961,537 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,327,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Goldman Sachs Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Goldman Sachs Group's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Goldman Sachs Group include Morgan Stanley (MS), BlackRock (BLK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Nomura (NMR), Raymond James (RJF), MarketAxess (MKTX), SEI Investments (SEIC), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC) and Investment Technology Group (ITG).
Who are Goldman Sachs Group's key executives?
Goldman Sachs Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. David Michael Solomon, Chairman & CEO (Age 57)
- Mr. Lloyd C. Blankfein, Sr. Chairman (Age 64)
- Mr. John E. Waldron, Pres & COO
- Mr. Stephen M. Scherr, CFO & Exec. VP
- Mr. J. D. Gardner, Director
Who are Goldman Sachs Group's major shareholders?
Goldman Sachs Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.00%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (4.47%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.92%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.27%), Northern Trust Corp (1.16%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.15%). Company insiders that own Goldman Sachs Group stock include Brian J Lee, David A Viniar, David M Solomon, Gregory K Palm, Harvey M Schwartz, John FW Rogers, Lloyd C Blankfein, Pablo J Salame, R Martin Chavez and Richard J Gnodde. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Goldman Sachs Group.
Which institutional investors are selling Goldman Sachs Group stock?
GS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Investec Asset Management LTD, Bank of Montreal Can, BlackRock Inc. and Eaton Vance Management. Company insiders that have sold Goldman Sachs Group company stock in the last year include Brian J Lee, David M Solomon, Gregory K Palm and John FW Rogers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Goldman Sachs Group.
Which institutional investors are buying Goldman Sachs Group stock?
GS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Lakewood Capital Management LP, Jennison Associates LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Yacktman Asset Management LP and MFN Partners Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Goldman Sachs Group.
How do I buy shares of Goldman Sachs Group?
Shares of GS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Goldman Sachs Group's stock price today?
One share of GS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $198.50.
How big of a company is Goldman Sachs Group?
Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $73.84 billion and generates $36.62 billion in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $10.46 billion in net income (profit) each year or $25.27 on an earnings per share basis. Goldman Sachs Group employs 36,600 workers across the globe.
What is Goldman Sachs Group's official website?
How can I contact Goldman Sachs Group?
Goldman Sachs Group's mailing address is 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10282. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 212-902-1000 or via email at [email protected]
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