Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of GS FY2025 Earnings

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a report released on Monday, October 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now anticipates that the investment management company will post earnings of $47.90 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $46.15. The consensus estimate for The Goldman Sachs Group’s current full-year earnings is $47.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $11.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $15.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $13.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $13.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $54.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $61.20 EPS.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The investment management company reported $10.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.82 by $1.09. The firm had revenue of $14.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.53 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 14.32% and a net margin of 12.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $8.62 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $600.00 target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $785.00 to $855.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $750.00 to $843.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 12th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $762.00 to $805.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $727.31.

The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Down 1.0%

GS stock opened at $788.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $238.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.38, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The Goldman Sachs Group has a one year low of $439.38 and a one year high of $825.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $757.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $658.90.

The Goldman Sachs Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $4.00 dividend. This represents a $16.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. This is a boost from The Goldman Sachs Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio is 35.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO John E. Waldron sold 9,244 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.11, for a total value of $6,934,016.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 115,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,463,679.48. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO David M. Solomon sold 6,608 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $712.31, for a total value of $4,706,944.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 126,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,876,426.56. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 38,323 shares of company stock worth $28,111,828. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On The Goldman Sachs Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 1,800.0% in the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 38 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Graney & King LLC boosted its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 51.5% in the 2nd quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 50 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Capital Advisory LLC purchased a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.21% of the company’s stock.

About The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, a financial institution, provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through Global Banking & Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions segments. The Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as secured lending, through structured credit and asset-backed lending and involved in financing under securities to resale agreements.