Vivid Wealth Management LLC Lowers Stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS

Vivid Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GSFree Report) by 21.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,341 shares of the investment management company’s stock after selling 923 shares during the period. Vivid Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $2,661,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 617,504.5% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 29,058,291 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $20,566,005,000 after buying an additional 29,053,586 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,138,031,000. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $408,780,000. AGF Management Ltd. grew its position in The Goldman Sachs Group by 2,429.6% in the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 485,375 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $343,524,000 after acquiring an additional 466,187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 100,678.6% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 404,122 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $286,017,000 after purchasing an additional 403,721 shares during the period. 71.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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The Goldman Sachs Group Stock Performance

Shares of GS stock opened at $949.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $284.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.29, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $855.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $786.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.53. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $439.38 and a 12 month high of $961.69.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GSGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The investment management company reported $12.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.27 by $1.98. The company had revenue of $15.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.68 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 13.18%.The Goldman Sachs Group’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $8.40 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 47.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $898.00 to $1,087.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $762.00 to $805.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $870.00 to $971.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $855.00 to $970.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $750.00 to $775.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $849.61.

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About The Goldman Sachs Group

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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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