GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over HBT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
HBT
HBT Financial, Inc.
HBT has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
HBT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HBT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HBT.
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 has the edge over HBT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HBT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $23.32 | -38% |
| Fair | 10x | $25.73 | -31% |
| Expensive | 11x | $28.51 | -24% |
| Forward | 11x | $37.49 | — |
| Current | 15x | $37.49 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HBT's PE is in its expensive range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GS, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HBT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for HBT, but weaker profitability.
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 HBT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HBT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.45 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.56 | +3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.33 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.18 | -8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.44 | +8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.48 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.42 | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.38 | +5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.26 | +9.2% |
HBT earned $2.56 per share over the past year, up 3.2% from the year before.
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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HBT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $84.6M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.9M | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $67.3M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $60.4M | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $59.8M | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | $58.8M | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $58M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $59M | +4.9% |
HBT's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $85M last quarter, up 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 43% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 45% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 44% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 46% | +2.4 points |
HBT has the edge over GS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
HBT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.5M | +101% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.2M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.5M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.2M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $30.4M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.3M | +33% |
HBT has the edge over GS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 HBT 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.
HBT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +22.7K shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +4.9M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +33% | +9.1M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +9M shares |
HBT has 36M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago, despite $17M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $426,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $15.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $587,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
HBT spent $17M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
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 HBT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HBT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
HBT has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HBT.
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).
HBT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 65.9 | Neutral |
HBT's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
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 HBT on valuation relative to its sector.
HBT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HBT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 12% above |
| PE % | 95 | 63 | 32 pts above |
HBT is trading at 15x earnings, a 12% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
HBT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.3 | 3.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.5 | 5.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $30.9 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.4 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.8 | 58% above |
HBT has the edge over GS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
HBT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.8 | $15.1 | -19% |
| 2021 | $15.1 | $18.7 | +24% |
| 2022 | $18.7 | $19.6 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | $19.6 | $21.1 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $21.1 | $21.7 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | $21.7 | $26.0 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $37.5 | +44% |
HBT has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.