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Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals in the U.S. and internationally.
If You Bought Goldman Sachs Stock 10 Years Ago
The company's stock traded at approximately $197.29 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 51 shares. Currently, shares trade at $565.13, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $28,664 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Goldman Sachs also paid dividends during these 10 years.
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Goldman Sachs' dividend yield is currently 2.12%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $63.85 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $3,236 from dividends alone.
Summing up $28,664 and $3,236, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $31,900. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Goldman Sachs stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 219%. However, this figure is slightly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 224.50%.
What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?
Goldman Sachs has a consensus rating of "Outperform" and a price target of $534.14 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The price target implies more than 5% potential downside from the current stock price.
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On April 14, the company announced Q1 2025 earnings, posting EPS of $14.12, beating the consensus estimate of $12.35, as reported by Benzinga.
The company reported quarterly sales of $15.06 billion, which came in above the analyst consensus estimate of $14.81 billion.
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Given the expected downside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Goldman Sachs stock attractive. Conversely, the stock can be a good option for income-focused investors, who can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 2.12%.