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Stablepoint Partners LLC acquires 24 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)

Stablepoint Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS – Free Report) by 3.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 816 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $402,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GS. First Personal Financial Services purchased a new position in Goldman Sachs Group in the first quarter valued at $25,000. First United Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 106.3% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 66 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 103.3% during the second quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 61 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.21% of the company’s shares.

Insiders place their bets

In other news, major shareholder Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold 4,000,000 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.34, for a total transaction of $25,360,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,981,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,299,679.48. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available on the SEC’s website. In related news, Director Thomas K. Montag sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $505.04, for a total value of $5,050,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 12,450 shares in the company, valued at $6,287,748. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available on the SEC’s website. Also, major shareholder Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold 4,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.34, for a total value of $25,360,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,981,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $82,299,679.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,013,500 shares of company stock worth $32,181,365. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s shares.

Analysts on Wall Street are forecasting an increase

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A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on The Goldman Sachs Group from $461.00 to $464.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $360.00 to $373.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $504.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $504.00 to $559.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $485.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday , June 27. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Goldman Sachs Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $495.94, according to MarketBeat.com.

Read GS’s latest stock report

Goldman Sachs Group Stock Performance

NYSE GS opened at $487.80 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $488.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $447.10. The firm has a market cap of $157.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.05, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20, a current ratio of 0.72, and a quick ratio of 0.72. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $289.36 and a 1 year high of $517.26.

Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 15th. The investment management company reported $8.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.52 by $0.10. Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The business had revenue of $12.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.60 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 35.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Goldman Sachs Group increased dividends

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $3.00 per share. This represents a dividend of $12.00 on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46%. This is an increase from Goldman Sachs Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30. Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.86%.

Goldman Sachs Group Company Profile

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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, a financial institution, provides a wide range of financial services to 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 loans and acquisition financing, as well as secured loans, through structured credit and asset-backed loans and involved in financing under securities resale agreements.

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