Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE: GS)’s stock price has decreased by -1.56% compared to its previous closing price of $710.93. However, the company has seen a -1.12% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. schaeffersresearch.com reported 2025-07-08 that HSBC handed out a round of bank downgrades this morning, cutting JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) to “reduce” from “hold,” and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) shares to “hold” from “buy.
Is It Worth Investing in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE: GS) Right Now?
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE: GS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GS is 1.37. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 15 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GS is 305.06M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.86% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GS on July 08, 2025 was 2.49M shares.
GS’s Market Performance
GS stock saw an increase of -1.12% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 15.50% and a quarterly increase of 48.64%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.89% for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (GS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.70% for GS stock, with a simple moving average of 20.92% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GS
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GS reach a price target of $558. The rating they have provided for GS stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on April 07th, 2025.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to GS, setting the target price at $560 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
GS Trading at 13.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.61% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GS starting from SOLOMON DAVID M, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $607.17 back on May 14 ’25. After this action, SOLOMON DAVID M now owns 132,784 shares of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, valued at $3,035,850 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 12.26, with 0.86 for asset returns.
Based on Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (GS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.83 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.91. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 20.79 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 20.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (GS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
