GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over MSBI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
MSBI
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
MSBI 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.
MSBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MSBI'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 MSBI.
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 MSBI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MSBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $15.25 | -52% |
| Fair | 8.8x | $20.08 | -37% |
| Forward | 9.1x | $31.72 | — |
| Current | 14x | $31.72 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $36.37 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSBI's PE is in its expensive range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.1x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
MSBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
MSBI 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 41% for GS versus MSBI up 14%.
MSBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.47 | +51% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.01 | -46% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.98 | -51% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.64 | -37% |
| Q4 2023 | $2.97 | -30% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.73 | -5.6% |
| Q2 2023 | $4.06 | +7.7% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.17 | +13% |
| Q4 2022 | $4.23 | +18% |
MSBI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.29 over the past year, against $4.23 in late 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 has the edge over MSBI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 MSBI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MSBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86M | +5.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $83.4M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $79.5M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $85.6M | -8.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.1M | +9.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $82.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.1M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.9M | +31% |
MSBI's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $86M last quarter, up 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | +20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | +212 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8% | +38 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -181% | -205 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -70 points |
MSBI's operating margin was 34% last quarter, up 20 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.
MSBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.9M | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.2M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.8M | -115% |
| Q3 2025 | $78.6M | +153% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.7M | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.9M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.8M | -38% |
MSBI 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 MSBI 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.
MSBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +65.5K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -724K shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -837K shares |
| 5 years | -6.4% | -1.4M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -3.4M shares |
MSBI has 21M diluted shares, down 3.3% from a year ago, with $20M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $29,000 |
MSBI spent $20M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten 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 MSBI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 16.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 4.0x | High |
MSBI's net debt is about 5.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MSBI.
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).
MSBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.0 | Neutral |
MSBI's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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 MSBI on valuation relative to its sector.
MSBI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MSBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 6.4% above |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
MSBI is trading at 14x earnings, in line with 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.
MSBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.5 | 2.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.6 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.5 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.8 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.0 | 38% above |
MSBI has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 38% 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 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.
MSBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.0 | $17.5 | -40% |
| 2021 | $17.5 | $25.0 | +43% |
| 2022 | $25.0 | $26.5 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $26.5 | $27.6 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $27.6 | $24.4 | -11% |
| 2025 | $24.4 | $21.2 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.2 | $31.7 | +50% |
MSBI has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.