What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for GS FY2025 Earnings?

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a research report issued on Monday, October 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $50.30 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $47.90. 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 $12.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $13.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $14.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $57.00 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on GS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $750.00 price target (up previously from $625.00) on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $785.00 to $855.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on The Goldman Sachs Group in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $785.00 target price on the stock. HSBC raised their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $652.00 to $677.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research cut The Goldman Sachs Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $779.50.

The Goldman Sachs Group Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE GS opened at $759.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $229.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.42. The Goldman Sachs Group has a 12-month low of $439.38 and a 12-month high of $825.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.23. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $766.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $674.16.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The investment management company reported $12.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $10.27 by $1.98. The business had revenue of $11.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.68 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 13.18%.The business’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $8.40 EPS.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $4.00 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 2nd. This represents a $16.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling at The Goldman Sachs Group

In other news, COO John E. Waldron sold 9,244 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.11, for a total transaction of $6,934,016.84. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 115,268 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,463,679.48. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Denis P. Coleman sold 7,463 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $724.40, for a total value of $5,406,197.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,594 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,469,493.60. This trade represents a 28.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,707 shares of company stock worth $19,094,804. 0.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On The Goldman Sachs Group

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 28.6% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 524,296 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $286,418,000 after acquiring an additional 116,535 shares in the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group during the 1st quarter worth $321,000. Blueshift Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 161.8% during the 1st quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 652 shares in the last quarter. Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc. boosted its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 41.5% during the 1st quarter. Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc. now owns 49,800 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $27,205,000 after acquiring an additional 14,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group during the 1st quarter worth $1,643,000. 71.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

The Goldman Sachs Group Company 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.