Head to Head Analysis: AlTi Global (NASDAQ:ALTI) & The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS)

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) and AlTi Global (NASDAQ:ALTI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares The Goldman Sachs Group and AlTi Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Goldman Sachs Group	$125.10 billion	2.15	$17.18 billion	$64.79	14.24
AlTi Global	$254.96 million	1.87	-$119.70 million	($1.39)	-2.20

The Goldman Sachs Group has higher revenue and earnings than AlTi Global. AlTi Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Goldman Sachs Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

The Goldman Sachs Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AlTi Global has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for The Goldman Sachs Group and AlTi Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Goldman Sachs Group	1	13	9	1	2.42
AlTi Global	2	0	0	0	1.00

The Goldman Sachs Group presently has a consensus price target of $1,055.71, indicating a potential upside of 14.40%. Given The Goldman Sachs Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe The Goldman Sachs Group is more favorable than AlTi Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.2% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of AlTi Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of The Goldman Sachs Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of AlTi Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares The Goldman Sachs Group and AlTi Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Goldman Sachs Group	15.53%	19.16%	1.07%
AlTi Global	-40.86%	-1.61%	-0.74%

Summary

The Goldman Sachs Group beats AlTi Global on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Goldman Sachs Group

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 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 lending, and acquisition financing, as well as secured lending, through structured credit and asset-backed lending and involved in financing under securities to resale agreements. This segment also offers client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products, as well as underwriting services. The Asset & Wealth 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, wealth advisory services, personalized financial planning, and private banking services, as well as invests in corporate equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure assets. The Platform Solutions segment offers credit cards and point-of-sale financing for purchase of goods or services. This segment also provides cash management services, such as deposit-taking and payment solutions for corporate and institutional clients. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About AlTi Global

AlTi Global, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services individuals, families, foundations, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Wealth Management and Strategic Alternatives. The company offers discretionary investment management, non-discretionary investment advisory, and investment management and advisory services. It also provides trust and administration services, such as entity formation and management; creating or modifying trust instruments and administrative practices to meet beneficiary needs; corporate, trustee-executor, and fiduciary services; provision of directors and company secretarial services; administering entity ownership of intellectual property rights; advisory and administration services in connection with investments in marine and aviation assets; and administering entity ownership of fine art and collectibles. In addition, the company offers family office services comprising bookkeeping and back office services, private foundation management and grant making, oversight of trust administration, financial tracking and reporting, cash flow management and bill pay, and other financial services, as well as clients estate and wealth planning, family governance and education, and philanthropic and strategic services. It also provides ancillary fund management services, including investments, financial planning and strategy, sales and marketing, and back and middle office infrastructure and administration. The company offers strategic advisory, corporate advisory, brokerage, and placement agency services; structures, arranges, and provides investors with co-investment opportunities in various alternative assets; manages and advises public and private investment funds, as well as alternatives platform. The company was formerly known as Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to AlTi Global, Inc. in April 2023. The company is based in New York, New York.