The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) Shares Acquired by Valued Wealth Advisors LLC

Valued Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) by 68.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $49,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GS. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. DT Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 110.0% during the third quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 63 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in The Goldman Sachs Group in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Country Trust Bank acquired a new stake in The Goldman Sachs Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. 71.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, Treasurer Carey Halio sold 1,545 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $624.67, for a total value of $965,115.15. Following the transaction, the treasurer now owns 8,192 shares in the company, valued at $5,117,296.64. The trade was a 15.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Sheara J. Fredman sold 2,974 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $594.51, for a total transaction of $1,768,072.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 8,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,046,795.39. This trade represents a 25.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,017 shares of company stock worth $19,655,538 in the last ninety days. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

The Goldman Sachs Group Price Performance

GS opened at $636.80 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $591.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $536.52. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $374.24 and a 12-month high of $645.54. The firm has a market cap of $199.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.70, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The investment management company reported $11.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.21 by $3.74. The Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 13.30%. The firm had revenue of $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.48 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 46.81 earnings per share for the current year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $3.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $12.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on GS shares. UBS Group boosted their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $610.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $563.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $736.00 to $782.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Citigroup lifted their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $485.00 to $585.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $600.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $591.06.

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.