NYSE GS

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Financial Services · Capital Markets

Market cap$261.45B
P/E ratio12.91
Earnings / share69.55
Dividend yield2.28%
Beta1.28
Employees47,500

Company overview

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) at a glance

The week in numbers

40%
Investment banking fee growth

Reported fee increase signals stronger client activity, not future revenue.

Zacks reports year-over-year growth in nine-month investment-banking fees.

Source report
$9.46B
Nine-month IB fees

Reported operating fee total supports core-franchise scale.

Zacks reports Goldman's first-nine-month investment-banking fee total.

Source report
$510.5bn
Advised deal value

Reported advisory deal value supports league-table leadership, not fees.

GlobalData data reported by Private Banker International for North American M&A advice.

Source report
up to $500M
AI institute commitment

Commitment may support client engagement but entails spending without reported returns.

Simply Wall St reports Goldman's pledged commitment to its small-business AI institute.

Source report
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Chief executive
Mr. David M. Solomon
Employees
47,500
Founded
1869
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Capital Markets
Country
United States
Trading currency
USD
Official website
goldmansachs.com
Company Overview
Read company overview

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a Financial Services company in the Capital Markets industry, headquartered in New York, New York, United States. Founded in 1869, it serves corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Mr. David M. Solomon is chief executive officer, and the company has 47,500 employees.

Its Global Banking & Markets operations provide strategic corporate advice on matters including mergers, divestitures, restructurings and spin-offs. The business also undertakes equity and debt underwriting, relationship and acquisition financing, structured and asset-backed lending, and securities financing. It supports client execution across cash and derivative instruments and offers products related to credit, rates, mortgages, currencies, commodities and equities.

Goldman Sachs also conducts Asset & Wealth Management, managing investments spanning public and private asset classes, including equities, fixed income, hedge funds, credit, real estate, currencies and commodities. Its related services include investment and wealth advice, financial planning and private banking. Platform Solutions provides credit cards, transaction banking, deposits, payment capabilities and cash-management services for corporate and institutional clients.

Ownership & major shareholders

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. shares trade on NYSE under GS. A verified breakdown of major shareholders is not included in this profile.

The week in perspective

Weekly briefing

This week’s coverage points to strong investment-banking and trading momentum, alongside efforts to broaden recurring asset- and wealth-management revenues. Those reported operating signals are encouraging, but they do not establish a sustained earnings trend; spending, credit provisions and macro-sensitive deal activity remain important constraints.

News balance

4 Positive1 Mixed4 Context

Positive signals

Positive signals include GlobalData’s report that Goldman led North American M&A advisers by deal value, and Zacks’ account of solid Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management performance. The new small-business AI program may widen client engagement and future advisory or financing opportunities if participation translates into deeper relationships.

Risks to watch

Risks include potentially rising transaction and technology costs, elevated provisions, overseas-revenue exposure and a volatile macro backdrop, according to Zacks. Investment-banking activity could also weaken if rates or uncertainty curb dealmaking. Several sources are analyst commentary or research on Goldman products and market forecasts; the KOSPI headline has no full article text, limiting its evidentiary value.

Developments worth following

Latest news

Company Review
Source report

Small-business AI institute expands client engagement initiative

Simply Wall St reports that Goldman launched a Small Business AI Institute with a commitment of up to $500 million. Technology partners will provide expertise and tools, while the program targets education, research and workshops for smaller businesses using Goldman services.

If the program attracts and retains participating businesses, it could create additional advisory, lending or wealth-management relationship opportunities. The reported commitment and planned certificate capacity do not demonstrate resulting revenue, lending volumes or operating efficiencies.

Read source

Zacks

Investment banking and asset management momentum reported

Zacks reports that Goldman's investment-banking fees increased during the first nine months, supported by advisory and underwriting activity. It also describes higher Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management revenue, alongside acquisitions intended to expand ETF and alternatives capabilities.

Continued dealmaking, issuance and client activity could support market-sensitive fees, while asset and wealth initiatives may increase recurring income. This remains contingent on capital-markets conditions and successful integration; reported nine-month revenue gains are not a forecast of future results.

Read source

Investing.com

Goldman economists outline conditional Fed-rate path

Investing.com reports Goldman economists expect the Federal Reserve to pause before another rate increase later in the year. The note cites financial-condition tightening and identifies inflation, oil prices and potential Iran conflict as factors that could alter the outlook.

This research demonstrates Goldman's market-analysis activity but provides no direct evidence of its revenue or profitability. A different rate path could affect client activity and financing conditions, though the report does not quantify any company-specific effect.

Read source

Zacks

Zacks cites stronger core-business revenue drivers

Zacks characterizes Goldman's third-quarter results as solid, attributing strength to Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management. It expects deal activity, equity trading, wealth assets, alternatives fundraising and acquisitions to support future fee income.

If the stated expectations materialize, core franchises and recurring-fee initiatives could support earnings diversification. The revenue and earnings figures are analyst expectations rather than realized future performance, and valuation commentary does not establish business results.

Read source

privatebankerinternational.com

Goldman leads North American M&A advisers by value

Private Banker International, citing GlobalData, reports Goldman ranked first among North American M&A financial advisers by aggregate deal value in the first three quarters. The report also places Goldman fourth by transaction count and attributes value growth to large transactions.

Leadership in advised transaction value may support advisory-fee opportunity and reinforces franchise visibility. Deal values and league-table position do not disclose Goldman's advisory revenue, fee realization, profitability or future mandate pipeline.

Read source

Zacks

Zacks highlights performance alongside cost and credit risks

Zacks says Goldman's third-quarter results benefited from Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management revenue growth. It also flags rising transaction and technology spending, elevated provisions, macro volatility and reliance on overseas revenues as concerns.

Further strength in markets and wealth activity could help fee income, but higher costs or provisions may pressure profitability. The account identifies risks rather than reporting a quantified deterioration in Goldman's current operating results.

Read source

Investing.com

Goldman reduces Korean-equity market target

Investing.com reports Goldman reduced its KOSPI target while retaining a constructive view on the Korean market. The report says analysts attributed part of the market decline to volatility-related valuation compression and cited slower earnings-estimate revisions as a headwind.

The research may reflect Goldman’s institutional market-analysis franchise, but it contains no direct evidence of company revenue, assets, client flows or profitability. Its market scenario is an analyst view and could change with earnings and sentiment.

Read source

Zacks

ActiveBeta global equity ETF profile reviewed

Zacks profiles the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF, describing its global large- and mid-cap strategy, assets, fees, holdings concentration and diversification. The article compares the product with other broad global-equity ETFs.

A sizable, low-cost ETF can support asset-management product breadth if it attracts or retains assets. The article does not report net inflows, management-fee revenue, profitability, or a change in Goldman's asset-management operating performance.

Read source

beincrypto.com

Headline reports lower Goldman KOSPI target

The headline and snippet report that Goldman cut its KOSPI target and referenced an implied decline in chip-sector earnings. No full article text was supplied, so the assumptions, methodology and company-specific relevance cannot be assessed.

This appears to concern Goldman research activity rather than its operating performance. Without article text, it cannot support conclusions about the firm’s revenue, earnings, risk exposure or the rationale behind the market forecast.

Read source

(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Bundle

Get Full Bundle:
$17 $9
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5
$9 $5