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 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 27th. 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 permits the company to buyback 50,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 16th. The investment management company reported $6.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.15 by $0.89. The investment management company had revenue of $8.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.48 billion. Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 13.35%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $5.68 earnings per share. View Goldman Sachs Group's Earnings History.

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

15 brokers have issued 12 month target prices 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.1% 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 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.

Headlines about GS stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the investment management company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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 currently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares are sold short. 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), 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 Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF).

Goldman Sachs Group's stock is owned by a number 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.

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.

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.

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 $198.59.

Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $73.87 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.

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]