NYSE:GS - Goldman Sachs Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Goldman Sachs Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GS."

Goldman Sachs Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. View Goldman Sachs Group's Dividend History.

Goldman Sachs Group declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, April 24th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 50,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 16th. The investment management company reported $6.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $5.38 by $0.90. The investment management company had revenue of $8.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 16.68% and a return on equity of 14.10%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.02 earnings per share. View Goldman Sachs Group's Earnings History.

Goldman Sachs Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Goldman Sachs Group.

Goldman Sachs Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 16th at 9:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8882817154.

15 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Goldman Sachs Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $207.00 to $335.00. On average, they anticipate Goldman Sachs Group's share price to reach $264.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 46.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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 9 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Goldman Sachs Group.

News coverage about GS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Goldman Sachs Group earned a news impact score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the investment management company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Goldman Sachs Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 14th, there was short interest totalling 6,268,512 shares, an increase of 58.2% from the November 30th total of 3,962,294 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,557,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View Goldman Sachs Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Goldman Sachs Group include Morgan Stanley (MS), BlackRock (BLK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Credit Suisse Group (CS), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), 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 Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF).

Goldman Sachs Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Greenhaven Associates Inc. (0.90%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%), Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC (0.06%), Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%). Company insiders that own Goldman Sachs Group stock include Alan M Cohen, Brian J Lee, David A Viniar, David M Solomon, Edith W Cooper, Gregory K Palm, Harvey M Schwartz, James A /Dc/ Johnson, John FW Rogers, Lloyd C Blankfein, Pablo J Salame, R Martin Chavez, Richard J Gnodde and Sarah G Smith. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Goldman Sachs Group.

GS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Greenhaven Associates Inc., Grassi Investment Management, First American Trust FSB, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Goldman Sachs Group company stock in the last year include Brian J Lee, David A Viniar, David M Solomon, Gregory K Palm, John FW Rogers, Pablo J Salame and R Martin Chavez. View Insider Buying and Selling for Goldman Sachs Group.

GS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC, Cacti Asset Management LLC, YHB Investment Advisors Inc., Edge Wealth Management LLC, Endurance Wealth Management Inc., Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC and RPG Investment Advisory LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of GS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $179.91.

Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $65.81 billion and generates $32.07 billion in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $4.29 billion in net income (profit) each year or $19.76 on an earnings per share basis. Goldman Sachs Group employs 39,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for Goldman Sachs Group is http://www.goldmansachs.com.

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]