Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $12.71 Million Stock Holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its position in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GSFree Report) by 12.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,030 shares of the investment management company’s stock after buying an additional 1,631 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $12,715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GS. Audent Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Audent Global Asset Management LLC now owns 5,238 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $4,604,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 215,482 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $189,409,000 after purchasing an additional 8,154 shares during the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 12.6% in the third quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 276,364 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $220,082,000 after purchasing an additional 30,825 shares in the last quarter. Oak Grove Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,890,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 141,990 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $124,809,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.21% of the company’s stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting The Goldman Sachs Group this week:

Insider Activity at The Goldman Sachs Group

In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, CFO Denis P. Coleman sold 6,857 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $973.55, for a total transaction of $6,675,632.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 31,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,248,198.50. This represents a 18.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Kathryn H. Ruemmler sold 14,292 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $939.07, for a total value of $13,421,188.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,657 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,703,018.99. This represents a 47.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 33,681 shares of company stock valued at $31,737,875 over the last quarter. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. HSBC increased their price target on The Goldman Sachs Group from $729.00 to $765.00 in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $1,000.00 to $1,195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $930.00 to $940.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Evercore dropped their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $1,075.00 to $950.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $1,125.00 to $1,049.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 6th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, The Goldman Sachs Group has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $974.18.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on GS

The Goldman Sachs Group Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE GS opened at $1,022.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $301.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.68, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.30. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a one year low of $691.30 and a one year high of $1,125.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1,004.08 and its 200-day moving average is $932.24.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GSGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 13th. The investment management company reported $17.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $15.92 by $1.63. The Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 14.13% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The company had revenue of $17.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $14.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 60.18 EPS for the current year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $4.50 dividend. This represents a $18.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group’s payout ratio is presently 32.89%.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS)

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