The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Competitors $765.14 -14.82 (-1.90%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$778.00 +12.86 (+1.68%) As of 04:23 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GS vs. AAPL, MSFT, TSLA, BAC, C, COMP, JNJ, JPM, MS, and WFCShould you be buying The Goldman Sachs Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Goldman Sachs Group include Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Compass (COMP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC). The Goldman Sachs Group vs. Its Competitors Apple Microsoft Tesla Bank of America Citigroup Compass Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase & Co. Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo & Company The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GS or AAPL? 71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GS or AAPL a better dividend stock? The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $16.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Goldman Sachs Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer GS or AAPL? The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus price target of $746.69, suggesting a potential downside of 2.41%. Apple has a consensus price target of $248.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Goldman Sachs Group 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more risk & volatility, GS or AAPL? The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to GS or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 37 more articles in the media than The Goldman Sachs Group. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for Apple and 138 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.92 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Goldman Sachs Group 76 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 124 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GS or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than The Goldman Sachs Group. The Goldman Sachs Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Goldman Sachs Group$126.85B1.83$14.28B$45.3816.86Apple$391.04B9.31$93.74B$6.5937.22 Is GS or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 12.37%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Goldman Sachs Group12.37% 14.32% 0.89% Apple 24.30%170.91%31.94% SummaryApple beats The Goldman Sachs Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Goldman Sachs Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Goldman Sachs GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$231.62B$98.24B$12.35B$21.43BDividend Yield2.09%1.98%5.62%3.66%P/E Ratio16.8617.3129.8128.89Price / Sales1.836.1930.3461.58Price / Cash14.2424.2519.3417.82Price / Book2.183.782.234.51Net Income$14.28B$6.24B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.89%-2.75%-2.01%-3.53%1 Month Performance-2.01%-4.75%-2.14%-1.39%1 Year Performance48.20%35.71%540.24%10.40% The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.5065 of 5 stars$765.14-1.9%$746.69-2.4%+48.2%$231.62B$126.85B16.8646,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.5856 of 5 stars$256.98-0.4%$247.49-3.7%+7.8%$3.81T$408.63B38.98164,000Trending NewsMSFTMicrosoft4.9512 of 5 stars$529.63+2.4%$618.47+16.8%+22.7%$3.94T$281.72B38.89228,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeTSLATesla3.9341 of 5 stars$452.81+5.3%$344.40-23.9%+89.8%$1.50T$97.69B260.19125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpBACBank of America4.9542 of 5 stars$50.38-0.5%$53.38+6.0%+15.9%$372.97B$192.43B14.72213,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCCitigroup4.928 of 5 stars$98.04+0.3%$99.68+1.7%+42.8%$180.27B$170.76B14.46239,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsCOMPCompass3.2308 of 5 stars$7.66-2.2%$9.67+26.3%+19.2%$0.00$5.63B-76.372,566JNJJohnson & Johnson4.6634 of 5 stars$188.18-0.2%$189.12+0.5%+18.1%$452.73B$90.63B20.11138,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.4.5784 of 5 stars$309.05+0.2%$307.70-0.4%+35.5%$848.92B$278.91B15.84317,233Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMSMorgan Stanley4.6569 of 5 stars$158.14+0.3%$152.92-3.3%+37.7%$252.22B$107.29B17.8980,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsWFCWells Fargo & Company4.7754 of 5 stars$80.74+0.1%$83.74+3.7%+27.5%$258.18B$81.46B13.80217,000Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Microsoft Competitors Tesla Competitors Bank of America Competitors Citigroup Competitors Compass Competitors Johnson & Johnson Competitors JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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