Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) Issued By Zacks Research

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the investment management company will earn $10.90 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $10.63. The consensus estimate for The Goldman Sachs Group's current full-year earnings is $36.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $9.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $39.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $11.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $39.77 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on GS. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $450.00 to $504.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 7th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $479.00 to $517.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. JMP Securities increased their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Finally, HSBC boosted their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $460.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $443.78.

The Goldman Sachs Group Price Performance

Shares of GS traded up $6.36 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $452.32. 3,822,688 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,300,687. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a 50-day moving average of $449.86 and a 200 day moving average of $410.39. The Goldman Sachs Group has a one year low of $289.36 and a one year high of $471.48.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 15th. The investment management company reported $11.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $8.54 by $3.04. The firm had revenue of $14.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.94 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 8.17%. The business's revenue was up 16.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $8.79 EPS.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 30th were given a dividend of $2.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 30th. This represents a $11.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The Goldman Sachs Group's dividend payout ratio is 42.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold 4,000,000 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.34, for a total value of $25,360,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 12,981,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,299,679.48. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, Director David A. Viniar sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $432.25, for a total value of $2,161,250.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 623,425 shares in the company, valued at $269,475,456.25. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold 4,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.34, for a total transaction of $25,360,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,981,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,299,679.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SRN Advisors LLC increased its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 17.4% in the first quarter. SRN Advisors LLC now owns 3,022 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the period. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX increased its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 0.7% in the first quarter. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX now owns 5,836 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $2,438,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 1.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,419 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $1,886,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 2.7% during the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 189,710 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $78,753,000 after acquiring an additional 4,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tactive Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the first quarter worth approximately $218,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.