The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) Shares Purchased by Transform Wealth LLC

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Transform Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GSFree Report) by 1.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,065 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the quarter. The Goldman Sachs Group accounts for 1.0% of Transform Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Transform Wealth LLC’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $15,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GS. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 103.3% during the 2nd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 61 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group by 6,300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 64 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. JMP Securities increased their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $525.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group raised their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $550.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $504.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Bank of America raised their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $563.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn downgraded The Goldman Sachs Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, The Goldman Sachs Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $520.25.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Performance

The Goldman Sachs Group stock traded up $9.46 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $531.84. 1,217,864 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,214,841. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $495.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $467.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The company has a market cap of $171.50 billion, a PE ratio of 20.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.36. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a one year low of $289.36 and a one year high of $540.51.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GSGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The investment management company reported $8.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.89 by $1.51. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 10.56% and a net margin of 9.36%. The company had revenue of $12.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.77 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 35.52 EPS for the current year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $3.00 per share. This represents a $12.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.86%.

The Goldman Sachs Group Profile

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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.

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