Overall Rating
1.
Relative Strength What's This?
Stock is slightly underperforming.
2.
Overall Yield Attractiveness What's This?
Stock's dividend yield is unattractive.
3.
Dividend Reliability What's This?
This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.
4.
Dividend Uptrend What's This?
This company has steady and generous dividend payments.
5.
Earnings Growth What's This?
Earnings estimates have been cut slightly.
Goldman Sachs (GS)
Previous Day's Closing Price*
$55.18
Annual Stock Dividend
$1.40
Current Dividend Yield
2.54%
Recent Headlines
- Goldman Sach's Top Brass Will Forego 2008 Bonuses (GS)
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 - JP Morgan Job Cuts May be Imminent (JPM)
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 - Comfort in Food Stocks? (KFT, HNZ, CPB, GIS, HSY, K, CAG, UL)
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 - Will Warren Buffett Rescue American Express? (AXP)
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 - Paulson: On Second Thought, We're not Buying Toxic Assets After All
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 - Head of Merrill's Asian Investment Unit Leaves Firm (MER)
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Tells Investors to Sell Life Insurance Stocks (HIG, LNC, PRU, PFG)
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 - Report: Goldman Sachs Advised Clients to Bet Against Bonds it Sold for California (GS)
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Trading Back at 1999 IPO Levels (GS)
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Wants to Stay Public (GS)
Sat, Nov 8, 2008 - Dividend Stock Tidbits This Morning (WMT, BA, HIG, JPM, GS)
Mon, Nov 3, 2008 - Market Up 950 Points This Week, Goldman Drops $8 (GS, C)
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Tells Investors to Avoid Nokia Shares (GS, NOK)
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 - Report: Goldman Sachs Approached Citigroup about Merger (C, GS)
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 - Report: Goldman Sachs to Layoff 10% of Staff (GS)
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 - Dividend Stocks Shake-up: Goldman Says Sell Citigroup, Merrill May See Big Job Losses (GS, C, MER, BAC)
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 - Goldman Slashes Price Targets on MetLife and Prudential (GS, MET, PRU)
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 - Yankees, Cowboys, and Goldman Sachs Unite...to Sell Hot Dogs? (GS)
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 - Will Government Restrictions on Compensation Chase Talent Away? (GS)
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 - Nationalizing the Banking Sector? (GS, C, BAC, more)
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Reverses Course on Oil (GS)
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 - Golden Sachs Believes Recession Will Intensify (GS)
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 - Altria Group Deal for UST Inc. Needs More Time (MO, UST)
Sat, Oct 4, 2008 - Warren Buffett Is the "Preferred" Buyer of GE Stock (GE)
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 - Today's Low-Volume Rally is a Bear Market Bounce (GE, GS)
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 - Goldman Sachs Positions for the Eventual Rebound (GS)
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 - SEC Needs to Watch Suspicious Trading Activity (GS)
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 - It's Good to be The King (GS)
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 - Let's Get Conflict-Free (GS, LEHMQ.PK, MER, MS)
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
Profile & Recommendation
Company Profile
Goldman Sachs- (GS)-provides a range of investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments, and Asset Management and Securities Services. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.
Stock Notes
This large cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.
* Stock price reflects previous day's closing price. All stock quotes on this website should be considered as having a 24-hour delay.
** Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. The author is not registered as an investment adviser. The author may or may not hold positions in the securities mentioned in this article or video. The author relies upon the "publisher's exclusion" from the definition of "investment adviser" as provided under Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and corresponding state securities laws.




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