EFSI
Eagle Financial Services, Inc.
EFSI offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over EFSI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
EFSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
EFSI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like EFSI.
GS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GS's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GS.
EFSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9x | $29.71 | -35% |
| Fair | 10x | $34.48 | -25% |
| Expensive | 13x | $42.55 | -7.5% |
| Forward | 13x | $46.00 | — |
| Current | 14x | $46.00 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EFSI has the edge over GS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.6x | $528 | -42% |
| Current | 13x | $914 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $914 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $940 | +2.9% |
| Expensive | 17x | $1,214 | +33% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GS's PE is 13x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
EFSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect EFSI's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GS has the edge over EFSI on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
EFSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.42 | +3.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.30 | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.46 | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.52 | +70% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.30 | -70% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.23 | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.07 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.32 | +62% |
EFSI earned $3.30 per share over the past year, up 48% from the year before.
GS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $72.35 | +4% |
| Q3 2026 | $69.58 | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.82 | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $54.75 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.32 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.22 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.37 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.08 | +68% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.54 | +77% |
GS has the edge over EFSI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EFSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.9M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $25.6M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.8M | +336% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.7M | -1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.4M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6M | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8M | -70% |
| Q4 2024 | $22M | +38% |
EFSI's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $23M last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -5.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -6.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | +211 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | +9.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -189% | -208 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +23 points |
EFSI's operating margin was 25% last quarter, down 5.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.7B | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.3B | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.5B | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.2B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.9B | +23% |
GS's revenue is growing: $18.7B last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 37% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | +18 points |
GS has the edge over EFSI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EFSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.4M | +225% |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.8M | -656% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.1M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | +48% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.8M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | +$4.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $6M | +$12M |
EFSI has the edge over GS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.6B | +7.8% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.4B | +$5.3B |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.8B | -136% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +$40.6B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2B | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | -$37.7B | -$9.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $46.2B | +$75.1B |
GS's free cash flow was −$40B over the past year, against $15.8B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GS.
EFSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -384 shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +35.3K shares |
| 3 years | +53% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | +58% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +57% | +2M shares |
EFSI has 5M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
GS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -13.9M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -42.8M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -52.8M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -74.4M shares |
GS has the edge over EFSI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3B |
| Q2 2026 | $4B |
| Q1 2026 | $5B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B |
| Q3 2025 | $2B |
| Q2 2025 | $3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B |
GS spent $15B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 32% from the year before.
EFSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
EFSI's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like EFSI.
GS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
GS has the edge over EFSI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
EFSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.7 | Neutral |
EFSI's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
GS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
GS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
EFSI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | EFSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 7.1% above |
| PE % | 86 | 63 | 23 pts above |
EFSI is trading at 14x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
GS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.8% above |
| PE % | 46 | 63 | 17 pts below |
GS has the edge over EFSI on valuation relative to its sector.
EFSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.9 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $43.7 | 5.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.5 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $37.3 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.7 | 33% above |
EFSI has the edge over GS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $895.5 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $977.4 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $945.4 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $804.5 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $602.7 | 52% above |
GS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
EFSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.1 | $29.5 | -5% |
| 2021 | $29.5 | $34.6 | +17% |
| 2022 | $34.6 | $36.0 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | $36.0 | $30.0 | -17% |
| 2024 | $30.0 | $36.4 | +21% |
| 2025 | $36.4 | $40.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.3 | $46.0 | +14% |
EFSI has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $230.7 | $256.2 | +11% |
| 2021 | $256.2 | $385.0 | +50% |
| 2022 | $385.0 | $345.5 | -10% |
| 2023 | $345.5 | $385.8 | +12% |
| 2024 | $385.8 | $576.2 | +49% |
| 2025 | $576.2 | $907.0 | +57% |
| 2026 YTD | $907.0 | $913.6 | +0.7% |
GS has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 0.7% so far in 2026.