GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over HWC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
HWC
Hancock Whitney Corporation
HWC 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.
HWC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HWC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HWC.
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 HWC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HWC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $40.37 | -38% |
| Forward | 9.2x | $65.00 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $52.07 | -20% |
| Expensive | 13x | $64.92 | -0.1% |
| Current | 13x | $65.00 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HWC's PE is in its expensive range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.2x 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.
HWC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
HWC 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 HWC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HWC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.08 | +43% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.96 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.09 | -6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.86 | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.67 | +7.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.59 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.43 | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.42 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.28 | +17% |
HWC earned $4.96 per share over the past year, down 11% 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 has the edge over HWC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 HWC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HWC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $420.1M | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $401.4M | +6.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $292.6M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $389.3M | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $385.7M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $375.5M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $364.7M | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.8M | +18% |
HWC's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $420M last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | -7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 39% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +21 points |
HWC's operating margin was 34% last quarter, down 7.8 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.
HWC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $255M | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $150.4M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.4M | +8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $145.9M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $155M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $122M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $100.2M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $188.8M | +104% |
HWC 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 301M diluted shares, down 4.4% from a year ago, with $15B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
HWC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -873K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -6.7% | -5.8M shares |
| 5 years | -7.3% | -6.4M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -6M shares |
HWC has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $46.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $94.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $146.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $40.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $39.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9M |
HWC spent $370M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three 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 HWC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HWC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
HWC's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.5 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HWC.
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).
HWC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.9 | Neutral |
HWC's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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 is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
HWC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HWC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.6% above |
| PE % | 83 | 63 | 20 pts above |
HWC has the edge over GS on valuation relative to its sector.
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 HWC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HWC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.8 | 9.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $74.5 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $70.1 | 7.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $63.6 | 2.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.3 | 20% above |
HWC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 20% 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 HWC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HWC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.8 | $34.2 | -22% |
| 2021 | $34.2 | $48.6 | +42% |
| 2022 | $48.6 | $48.5 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | $48.5 | $48.6 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $48.6 | $54.9 | +13% |
| 2025 | $54.9 | $65.2 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $65.2 | $65.0 | -0.3% |
HWC has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.