The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS is Fisher Asset Management LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GSFree Report) by 1.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,661,422 shares of the investment management company’s stock after buying an additional 121,676 shares during the period. The Goldman Sachs Group comprises about 1.9% of Fisher Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $5,304,824,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in The Goldman Sachs Group during the second quarter valued at about $2,138,031,000. AGF Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 2,429.6% during the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 485,375 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $343,524,000 after buying an additional 466,187 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 100,678.6% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 404,122 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $286,017,000 after buying an additional 403,721 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 18.2% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,895,752 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,345,924,000 after buying an additional 291,280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 14.4% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,710,516 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,210,618,000 after buying an additional 215,230 shares in the last quarter. 71.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at The Goldman Sachs Group

In other news, insider Kathryn H. Ruemmler sold 9,589 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $927.51, for a total transaction of $8,893,893.39. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,189,542.83. The trade was a 34.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,408,883.21. The trade was a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 117,283 shares of company stock worth $112,016,033. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Autonomous Res cut their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $1,047.00 to $960.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $775.00 to $970.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. HSBC raised their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $742.00 to $802.00 in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $990.00 target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $971.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, The Goldman Sachs Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $916.86.

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The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Down 7.7%

NYSE GS opened at $857.90 on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $439.38 and a 1 year high of $984.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $254.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The business’s 50-day moving average is $924.23 and its 200 day moving average is $837.57.

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

The Goldman Sachs Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $4.50 dividend. This represents a $18.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. This is an increase from The Goldman Sachs Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.00. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.20%.

The Goldman Sachs Group Profile

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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.

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