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NYSE · GS-PA

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Financial Services · Financial - Capital Markets

$19.07

Down-$0.04 (-0.21%)

Updated Aug 15, 2026, 4:37 PM

SID Score

6.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

54/100

Neutral

Market cap
203.25B
P/E ratio
16.92
Dividend yield
7.07%
52-week range
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Volume
34.12K
Avg. volume
75.78K

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Overview

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Company profile

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 four segments: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management, and Consumer & Wealth Management. The company's Investment Banking segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and middle-market lending, relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as transaction banking services. This segment also offers underwriting services, such as equity underwriting for common and preferred stock and convertible and exchangeable securities; and debt underwriting for various types of debt instruments, including investment-grade and high-yield debt, bank and bridge loans, and emerging-and growth-market debt, as well as originates structured securities. Its Global Markets segment is involved in client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of equity intermediation and equity financing, clearing, settlement, and custody services, as well as mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products. The company's Asset Management segment manages assets across various classes, including equity, fixed income, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate, currencies, and commodities; and provides customized investment advisory solutions, as well as invests in corporate, real estate, and infrastructure entities. Its Consumer & Wealth Management segment offers wealth advisory and banking services, including financial planning, investment management, deposit taking, and lending; private banking; and unsecured loans, as well as accepts saving and time deposits. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Goldman Sachs Group Stock Performance

The Goldman Sachs Group preferred series A (GS-PA) currently trades at $19.07, per SID market data, with an average daily volume of approximately 75,777 shares. The preferred issue is linked to Goldman Sachs's broader equity capitalization, which stands at approximately $203.2 billion according to Massive/Polygon data. GS-PA carries a beta of 1.348, indicating meaningfully higher volatility relative to the broader market — a notable characteristic for a preferred security, which typically exhibits lower price sensitivity than common equity. This elevated beta suggests that GS-PA's trading behavior is influenced by factors beyond fixed-income dynamics, including broader sentiment toward Goldman Sachs's common stock and the financial services sector. The average volume of roughly 75,800 shares per day reflects moderate liquidity for a preferred instrument, which investors should consider when evaluating execution risk for larger position sizes in this security.

Goldman Sachs Group Valuation Analysis

Goldman Sachs's parent-level valuation metrics provide context for GS-PA holders. The firm trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, per SID market data, while the PEG ratio stands at approximately 2.00, suggesting earnings growth is priced at a premium relative to its expected trajectory. The price-to-book ratio registers at 2.27, according to SEC filings, which positions Goldman Sachs above book value — a common feature among large-cap financial institutions with strong return-on-equity profiles. For preferred shareholders specifically, the dividend yield of approximately 1.54% represents the fixed income component of GS-PA's total return proposition. Within the Financial Services sector, Goldman Sachs's valuation multiples reflect the firm's diversified investment banking, trading, and asset management operations. The preferred security's valuation is primarily driven by yield characteristics, credit quality of the parent entity, and prevailing interest rate conditions in the fixed-income market.

Smart Money Activity for GS-PA

The composite smart money score for Goldman Sachs stands at 54 out of 100, reflecting a neutral signal according to SID market data. Breaking down the components, institutional activity scores highest at 21.0 out of 25, indicating robust engagement from large asset managers and fund complexes, per 13F institutional filings. Insider activity registers at 12.5 out of 25, suggesting moderate but not aggressive positioning from corporate insiders based on SEC Form 4 filings. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, representing a midpoint reading with no pronounced directional bias from disclosed legislative trades. Dark pool activity is comparatively subdued at 8.5 out of 25, indicating limited off-exchange block trading interest in the preferred shares. The overall neutral composite reading suggests that sophisticated market participants are neither aggressively accumulating nor distributing Goldman Sachs securities at current levels. The institutional score of 21.0 stands out as the strongest individual component, underscoring continued confidence from large fiduciary allocators in Goldman Sachs's credit profile.

Goldman Sachs Group Earnings Outlook

No recent earnings data is currently available specific to the GS-PA preferred series, as preferred securities do not independently report earnings. However, the parent company's financial health directly impacts GS-PA holders' income stream and principal security. Goldman Sachs's trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92 provides a baseline measure of the firm's profitability relative to its equity valuation, according to company earnings reports. The PEG ratio of approximately 2.00 indicates that forward earnings growth expectations are embedded at a measured pace, per analyst estimates. For preferred shareholders, the critical earnings consideration centers on Goldman Sachs's ability to maintain sufficient net income and capital ratios to sustain preferred dividend obligations. The firm's diversified revenue base across investment banking, global markets, asset and wealth management, and platform solutions provides multiple earnings streams that support dividend coverage. Investors monitoring GS-PA should track the parent company's quarterly earnings releases for capital adequacy and payout sustainability indicators.

Wall Street Analyst Ratings for GS-PA

Wall Street analyst coverage of Goldman Sachs preferred securities, including GS-PA, tends to be limited compared to the firm's common equity, as preferred instruments are typically evaluated through fixed-income and credit research frameworks rather than equity ratings. No specific consensus analyst ratings are currently available for GS-PA, per SID consensus data. However, the parent company's fundamentals inform the credit perspective relevant to preferred holders. Goldman Sachs's price-to-book ratio of 2.27 and P/E of 16.92, according to Wall Street analyst reports, position the firm within competitive valuation ranges for money center and investment banking peers in the Financial Services sector. The preferred security's dividend yield of approximately 1.54% is assessed by fixed-income analysts relative to prevailing Treasury yields and comparable preferred offerings from peer institutions. Investors evaluating GS-PA are advised to reference credit rating agency assessments alongside equity analyst commentary, as preferred securities sit between debt and common equity in the capital structure hierarchy.

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