Sepio Capital LP Has $667,000 Stake in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)

Sepio Capital LP grew its holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,165 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the quarter. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in The Goldman Sachs Group were worth $667,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Stephens Consulting LLC bought a new stake in The Goldman Sachs Group in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Curio Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in The Goldman Sachs Group during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in The Goldman Sachs Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. 71.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Sheara J. Fredman sold 2,034 shares of The Goldman Sachs Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $627.01, for a total value of $1,275,338.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 6,455 shares in the company, valued at $4,047,349.55. This trade represents a 23.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Treasurer Carey Halio sold 1,545 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $624.67, for a total value of $965,115.15. Following the sale, the treasurer now directly owns 8,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,117,296.64. This represents a 15.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,925 shares of company stock worth $12,630,683 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

The Goldman Sachs Group Trading Down 8.1 %

Shares of GS opened at $469.57 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $597.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $573.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a market cap of $146.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.58, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.33. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $387.12 and a 52-week high of $672.19.

The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The investment management company reported $11.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.21 by $3.74. The business had revenue of $13.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.36 billion. The Goldman Sachs Group had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 13.30%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.48 EPS. Analysts predict that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. will post 47.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The Goldman Sachs Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $3.00 dividend. This represents a $12.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GS has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on The Goldman Sachs Group from $625.00 to $614.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer lowered shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $660.00 to $594.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $690.00 to $660.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of The Goldman Sachs Group from $610.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $589.19.

The Goldman Sachs Group 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 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.