Heartland Bank & Trust Co Cuts Stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS

Heartland Bank & Trust Co reduced its holdings in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) by 85.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 257 shares of the investment management company’s stock after selling 1,502 shares during the period. Heartland Bank & Trust Co’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GS. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,989,000 after buying an additional 508 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 888 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $508,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 90.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,098,000 after buying an additional 735 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 821 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $581,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its stake in The Goldman Sachs Group by 22.2% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 2,150 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,522,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the period. 71.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other The Goldman Sachs Group news, insider Alex S. Golten sold 1,200 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $933.30, for a total transaction of $1,119,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 4,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,488,239.70. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Denis P. Coleman sold 11,623 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $941.57, for a total transaction of $10,943,868.11. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 29,342 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,627,546.94. The trade was a 28.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 32,001 shares of company stock worth $30,367,306. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about The Goldman Sachs Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman is a lead partner in a new enterprise AI services joint venture with Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman that will deploy Anthropic’s Claude model into private?equity portfolio companies; the tie-up (reported as a ~$1.5B initiative with large commitments from investors) could generate advisory/implementation fees, expand Goldman’s private markets product set and give the bank early access to AI capabilities. Goldman, Blackstone partner with Anthropic on AI services firm
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman’s research flags a “reality check” for the AI boom — adoption is accelerating but measurable financial payoffs remain limited for many companies, which could temper expectations for near?term revenue upside from AI-driven client activity. AI boom faces reality check as returns lag behind massive spending
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman’s macro/commodities team projects materially higher gold prices (reports cite ~ $5,400 year?end target), a call that underscores the bank’s influential market research but has an indirect effect on GS’s own earnings outside trading and markets revenues. Binance Gold Reserves Soar 344% as Wall Street Eyes New Highs for Gold in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman research noting hedge funds are cutting tech exposure at the fastest pace in a decade highlights market?wide positioning shifts; that can affect GS’s trading and prime brokerage flows but is not a direct company operational update. Hedge Funds Dump Tech Stocks at Fastest Rate in a Decade, Goldman Sachs Reports
• Negative Sentiment: HSBC raised its Goldman Sachs price target to $765 but kept a “Reduce” rating — the maintained cautious rating and a PT below the current share price is a negative near?term signal for sentiment among some institutional investors. HSBC adjusts price target on Goldman Sachs to 765
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman faced public pushback over a survey headline (widely shared claim that many high?earners live paycheck?to?paycheck), which has drawn media scrutiny and could be a reputational headwind for consumer?facing research/retail narratives. Ben Carlson Calls Out the Goldman Survey

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore cut their target price 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 note on Monday, April 6th. Autonomous Res dropped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $1,047.00 to $960.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $729.00 to $765.00 in a research report on Monday. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $940.00 to $891.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $924.43.

The Goldman Sachs Group Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:GS opened at $902.91 on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $547.06 and a 52 week high of $984.70. The company’s 50 day moving average is $869.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $867.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.56. The company has a market cap of $266.35 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.28.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 13th. The investment management company reported $17.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $15.92 by $1.63. The company had revenue of $17.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.66 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 14.13% and a return on equity of 16.02%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $14.12 EPS. Equities analysts predict that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 59.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $4.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $18.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The Goldman Sachs Group’s payout ratio is presently 32.89%.

The Goldman Sachs Group Company Profile

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.