GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over HNVR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
HNVR
Hanover Bancorp, Inc.
HNVR has 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.
HNVR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HNVR's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HNVR.
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 HNVR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HNVR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $9.35 | -58% |
| Forward | 7.9x | $22.23 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $16.03 | -28% |
| Current | 16x | $22.23 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $24.34 | +9.5% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HNVR's PE is in its expensive range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
HNVR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
HNVR has the edge over GS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
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 HNVR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HNVR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.81 | +101% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.40 | -7.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.27 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.05 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.00 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.52 | -7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.53 | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.31 | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.66 | -9.8% |
HNVR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.40 over the past year, against $4.43 in mid-2022.
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 HNVR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HNVR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.3M | +7.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.6M | +3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.4M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.4M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $18M | +13% |
HNVR's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $19M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | +9.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.6% | -23 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | -2.8 points |
HNVR's operating margin was 30% last quarter, up 4.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
HNVR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.7M | +504% |
| Q2 2026 | $18M | +$20.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7M | -169% |
| Q4 2025 | $8M | +278% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | +$708K |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1M | -44% |
HNVR 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 HNVR 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.
HNVR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.5% | -106K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -165K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -6.1K shares |
| 5 years | +50% | +2.4M shares |
HNVR has 7M diluted shares, down 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M |
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 HNVR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HNVR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2x | High |
HNVR's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.5 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HNVR.
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).
HNVR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.6 | Neutral |
HNVR's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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 HNVR on valuation relative to its sector.
HNVR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HNVR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 22% above |
| PE % | 78 | 60 | 18 pts above |
HNVR is trading at 16x earnings, a 22% 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 has the edge over HNVR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HNVR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.0 | 7.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $25.2 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.7 | 6.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.1 | 3.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $20.6 | 8% above |
HNVR has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 8% above its 200-week average.
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 the edge over HNVR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HNVR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $21.5 | $19.9 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | $19.9 | $17.6 | -11% |
| 2024 | $17.6 | $22.4 | +27% |
| 2025 | $22.4 | $23.4 | +4.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.4 | $22.2 | -5% |
HNVR has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's down 5% so far in 2026.