After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Parexel Appoints Susan R. Salka to Board of Directors.
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Stocks Info
GS belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Capital Markets industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $393.18 and fluctuated between $393.26 as its day high and $387.00 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is $128.00B. A total of 2.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.27M shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, GS has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 4 BUYs and 17 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 109,704 shares during that period but sold 99,567.
In the most recent transaction, COLEMAN DENIS P. sold 12,680 shares of GS for 394.43 per share on Feb 23. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 29,417 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 22, BERLINSKI PHILIP R. sold 11,650 shares at 390.64 per share. GS shares that Global Treasurer owns now total 18,408.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Ruemmler Kathryn H. disposed of 7,277 shares on Jan 23 at a per-share price of $379.81. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer, GC holding 6,501 shares of GS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, FREDMAN SHEARA J sold 4,300 shares at $380.15 per share on Jan 23. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 11,463.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $13.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.37%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.23. GS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $2.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/28/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/29/2023. The GS stock dividend was $2.75 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for GS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $420.18 with high estimates of $506.00 and low estimates of $355.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GS has a high of $396.79 and a low of $289.36.
As of this writing, GS has an earnings estimate of $8.83 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $9.77 per share and a lower estimate of $6.75. The company reported an EPS of $5.47 in the last quarter, which was 3.00% higher than expectations of $5.31.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $326.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $109.93B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GS is Buy with a score of 4.35.
