Dorsey Wright & Associates Grows Position in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS

Dorsey Wright & Associates grew its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) by 794.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,823 shares of the investment management company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,172 shares during the quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates’ holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $4,637,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 2.5% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 40,356 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $32,128,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp lifted its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 2.4% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 11,339 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $9,030,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. KDT Advisors LLC grew its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. KDT Advisors LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $964,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 1,900 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,513,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Investment Services LLC bought a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the 3rd quarter worth $272,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.21% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Alex S. Golten sold 1,092 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $936.89, for a total transaction of $1,023,083.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John F.W. Rogers sold 13,151 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $959.03, for a total transaction of $12,612,203.53. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,408,883.21. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 117,283 shares of company stock worth $112,016,033. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Performance

Shares of GS stock opened at $807.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $239.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.74, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.34. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $439.38 and a fifty-two week high of $984.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $904.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $845.08.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 15th. The investment management company reported $13.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $11.52 by $2.03. The Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 13.73% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The firm had revenue of $15.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $11.95 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 47.12 earnings per share for the current year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $4.50 dividend. This is a boost from The Goldman Sachs Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $18.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s payout ratio is 35.09%.

More The Goldman Sachs Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting The Goldman Sachs Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman doubled down on a very bullish S&P 500 call (S&P 7,600 by end-2026), reinforcing its role as a market-leading research shop and supporting potential advisory/trading flows if the call gains investor traction. Goldman Sachs doubles down on bold S&P 500 forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is targeting a $13B raise for a junior-debt fund, signaling fee-income growth in AM that can help diversify revenue away from cyclical IB trading. Goldman Sachs AM Targets $13 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman is among banks advising Reliance on the Jio IPO — a large potential mandate that could generate significant underwriting and advisory fees if the deal proceeds. Reliance said to work with six banks for Jio’s upcoming IPO
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman’s research is promoting energy picks with double-digit upside and dividends — favorable for trading commissions and asset-management inflows into energy strategies amid the oil shock. Goldman Sachs Top Energy Picks
• Neutral Sentiment: GS is aggressively expanding private credit (targeting a ~$300B portfolio by 2029) — a major growth opportunity for fee and interest income but one that increases balance-sheet credit exposure. Goldman’s Expansion in Private Credit
• Neutral Sentiment: Nomura hired ex-Goldman Connolly to boost derivatives sales — a modest talent loss but not material to Goldman’s overall scale; watch for any compounding talent departures. Nomura Hires Ex-Goldman’s Connolly
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman reports and market data show hedge funds are aggressively shorting financials — a headwind for GS equity performance and sentiment in the near term. Hedge funds ‘aggressively’ short financial stocks
• Negative Sentiment: An ex-Goldman CEO warned about private-credit risks possibly becoming the next financial stress point — a reputational and risk-management flag given GS’s private-credit build-out. Ex-Goldman CEO Sounds Alarm on Private Credit
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman’s own research warns the Middle East shock is concentrating pain in refined fuels (diesel, jet fuel) and rising fuel-oil prices and crack spreads lift inflation/PCE forecasts — macro pressure that can hurt risk assets and trading volatility patterns. Diesel Above $5 For The First Time Since 2022 Global Fuel Oil Prices Surge

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $863.00 to $1,066.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $927.00 to $940.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $900.00 to $1,030.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, The Goldman Sachs Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $919.29.

About The Goldman Sachs Group

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.