GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over NSLR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
NSLR
Neostellar Capital Corp.
NSLR offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
NSLR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NSLR's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NSLR.
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.
NSLR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.5x | $4.22 | -30% |
| Current | 2.1x | $6.02 | — |
| Fair | 3.9x | $11.14 | +85% |
| Expensive | 34x | $98.26 | +1532% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSLR has the edge over GS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
NSLR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NSLR's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
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 NSLR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSLR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.86 | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.94 | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.89 | +$7.60 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.68 | +$3.23 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.48 | +$4.39 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.97 | +$2.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.71 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.55 | -916% |
NSLR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.86 over the past year, against $9.17 in mid-2021.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 23% for GS versus down 0.8% for NSLR.
| 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.
NSLR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $519.5K | -0.8% |
| Q2 2022 | $890.6K | +224% |
| Q1 2022 | $583.1K | +100% |
| Q4 2021 | $380.8K | -59% |
| Q3 2021 | $523.9K | +28% |
| Q2 2021 | $274.8K | +14% |
| Q1 2021 | $291.4K | +16% |
| Q4 2020 | $922.7K | +131% |
NSLR's revenue is growing: $519,510 last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -8836% | -11746 points |
| Q2 2022 | -10592% | -22730 points |
| Q1 2022 | 3508% | -33561 points |
| Q4 2021 | -2505% | -9146 points |
| Q3 2021 | 2910% | -991 points |
| Q2 2021 | 12138% | +3099 points |
| Q1 2021 | 37069% | +46480 points |
| Q4 2020 | 6641% | +6089 points |
NSLR's operating margin was −8836% last quarter, down 11746 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.
NSLR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.2M | +$8.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$24.1M | -171% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.8M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$16.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$100.7K | +$20.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.7M | +160% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.7M | -116% |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | +$32.8M |
NSLR's free cash flow was −$17M over the past year, against $17M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NSLR.
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.
NSLR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +490K shares |
| 1 year | -8.7% | -2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +4.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1.1M shares |
| Available history | +20% | +4.3M shares |
NSLR has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $678,685 |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $13.2M |
| Q2 2022 | $6.9M |
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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GS.
NSLR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | 2.8x | Moderate |
NSLR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NSLR.
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).
NSLR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.4 | Oversold |
NSLR's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
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.
NSLR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NSLR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.1x | 13x | 84% below |
| PE % | 33 | 63 | 30 pts below |
NSLR 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 NSLR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NSLR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.58 | 8.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.70 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.1 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.66 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.32 | 4.7% below |
NSLR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 4.7% below 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 NSLR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NSLR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.84 | $12.6 | +83% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $13.5 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | $13.5 | $3.84 | -72% |
| 2023 | $3.84 | $3.94 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $3.94 | $5.98 | +52% |
| 2025 | $5.98 | $9.61 | +61% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.61 | $6.02 | -37% |
NSLR is down 37% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.