645 Shares in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) Acquired by Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC

Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC acquired a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 645 shares of the investment management company's stock, valued at approximately $369,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 163 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Ledyard National Bank increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 486 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $278,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC now owns 660 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $378,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 1,660 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Genesee Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.21% of the company's stock.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alex S. Golten sold 5,208 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $636.25, for a total value of $3,313,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 3,545 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,255,506.25. The trade was a 59.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Treasurer Carey Halio sold 3,640 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $636.74, for a total transaction of $2,317,733.60. Following the sale, the treasurer now directly owns 4,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,898,440.48. The trade was a 44.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 19,925 shares of company stock worth $12,630,683 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on GS. UBS Group raised their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $610.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $782.00 to $659.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $690.00 to $660.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Citigroup dropped their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $585.00 to $550.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $713.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $593.27.

The Goldman Sachs Group Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:GS traded up $6.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $586.16. 1,874,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,240,073. The firm has a market cap of $182.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $387.12 and a 1 year high of $672.19. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $611.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $570.61.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The investment management company reported $11.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.21 by $3.74. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 13.30% and a net margin of 11.32%. The business had revenue of $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.48 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 22.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 47.12 EPS for the current year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $3.00 dividend. This represents a $12.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.59%.

The Goldman Sachs Group Profile

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.