Brokers Issue Forecasts for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:GS)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $10.90 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Argus upgraded The Goldman Sachs Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $465.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. HSBC lifted their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $460.00 to $470.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $424.00 to $433.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $443.78.

The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Down 2.2 %

NYSE:GS opened at $445.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $448.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $409.43. The Goldman Sachs Group has a one year low of $289.36 and a one year high of $471.48. The company has a market capitalization of $143.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.39.

Institutional Trading of The Goldman Sachs Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Personal Financial Services acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the first quarter worth $25,000. First United Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 106.3% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 66 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 71.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David A. Viniar sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $432.25, for a total transaction of $2,161,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 623,425 shares in the company, valued at approximately $269,475,456.25. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, Director David A. Viniar sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $432.25, for a total transaction of $2,161,250.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 623,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $269,475,456.25. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 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 shares were 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 $82,299,679.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 27th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.95%.

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.