Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for The Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/18/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/16/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 7/16/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $1,100.00 to $1,200.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/16/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $1,150.00 to $1,300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $1,070.00 to $1,190.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was given a new $1,145.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $1,048.00 to $1,245.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $1,195.00 to $1,325.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was given a new $1,299.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $900.00 to $955.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $1,050.00 to $1,130.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $940.00 to $1,120.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 6/30/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/30/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was downgraded by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from “market perform” to “underperform”.
• 6/29/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $972.00 to $1,070.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $1,021.00 to $1,099.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $870.00 to $920.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $1,000.00 to $1,195.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $930.00 to $1,100.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/12/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group was given a new $900.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/12/2026 – The Goldman Sachs Group had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $826.00 to $900.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $5.00 per share. This represents a $20.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. This is a positive change from The Goldman Sachs Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.78%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, insider Kathryn H. Ruemmler sold 14,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $939.07, for a total value of $13,421,188.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,657 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,703,018.99. The trade was a 47.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Denis P. Coleman sold 6,857 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $973.55, for a total value of $6,675,632.35. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 31,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,248,198.50. The trade was a 18.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 31,450 shares of company stock valued at $29,668,201 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc is a global investment banking and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1869 as a commercial paper business, the company has grown into a diversified financial institution that provides a broad range of services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. The firm is led by Chief Executive Officer David M. Solomon and operates across major financial centers worldwide.

Goldman Sachs’ core businesses include investment banking, global markets, asset and wealth management, and consumer banking.