GS vs. SCHW, MS, BLK, IBKR, TD, PLD, AMT, AXP, HDB, and C
Should you be buying The Goldman Sachs Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Goldman Sachs Group include Charles Schwab (SCHW), Morgan Stanley (MS), BlackRock (BLK), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Prologis (PLD), American Tower (AMT), American Express (AXP), HDFC Bank (HDB), and Citigroup (C). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
The Goldman Sachs Group vs.
The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
The Goldman Sachs Group pays an annual dividend of $10.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Charles Schwab pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Goldman Sachs Group pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Charles Schwab pays out 28.6% 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 higher revenue and earnings than Charles Schwab. The Goldman Sachs Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charles Schwab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Goldman Sachs Group had 12 more articles in the media than Charles Schwab. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for The Goldman Sachs Group and 40 mentions for Charles Schwab. Charles Schwab's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat The Goldman Sachs Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Charles Schwab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Goldman Sachs Group received 325 more outperform votes than Charles Schwab when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.40% of users gave Charles Schwab an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave The Goldman Sachs Group an outperform vote.
Charles Schwab has a net margin of 34.60% compared to The Goldman Sachs Group's net margin of 16.39%. Charles Schwab's return on equity of 24.94% beat The Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity.
The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charles Schwab has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a consensus price target of $396.07, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. Charles Schwab has a consensus price target of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.24%. Given Charles Schwab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charles Schwab is more favorable than The Goldman Sachs Group.
69.1% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Charles Schwab shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Charles Schwab shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Charles Schwab beats The Goldman Sachs Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors List
