Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) Critical Survey

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for The Goldman Sachs Group and Binah Capital Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Goldman Sachs Group	1	12	10	1	2.46
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a consensus price target of $1,048.57, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Goldman Sachs Group is more favorable than Binah Capital Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares The Goldman Sachs Group and Binah Capital Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Goldman Sachs Group	$66.20 billion	4.12	$17.18 billion	$64.79	14.44
Binah Capital Group	$187.14 million	0.10	$2.31 million	$0.18	6.39

The Goldman Sachs Group has higher revenue and earnings than Binah Capital Group. Binah Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Goldman Sachs Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares The Goldman Sachs Group and Binah Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Goldman Sachs Group	15.53%	19.16%	1.07%
Binah Capital Group	2.17%	195.38%	5.95%

Summary

The Goldman Sachs Group beats Binah Capital Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Goldman Sachs Group

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. This segment also offers client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products, as well as underwriting services. The Asset & Wealth Management segment manages assets across various classes, including equity, fixed income, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate, currencies, and commodities; and provides customized investment advisory solutions, wealth advisory services, personalized financial planning, and private banking services, as well as invests in corporate equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure assets. The Platform Solutions segment offers credit cards and point-of-sale financing for purchase of goods or services. This segment also provides cash management services, such as deposit-taking and payment solutions for corporate and institutional clients. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.