GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
UVE
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
UVE has a slight edge over GS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
UVE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
UVE's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like UVE.
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.
UVE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6.1x | $48.57 | — |
| Cheap | 7x | $55.89 | +15% |
| Fair | 10x | $82.24 | +69% |
| Forward | 13x | $48.57 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $195 | +302% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UVE 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 |
GS has the edge over UVE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
UVE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UVE's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $69.58 over the past year, up 41% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
UVE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.88 | -51% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.00 | +89% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.58 | +231% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.75 | +195% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.31 | +217% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.24 | +72% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.29 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.29 | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.99 | -9.5% |
UVE earned $8.00 per share over the past year, up 89% 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 UVE 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 UVE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UVE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $439.3M | +9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $427M | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $393.6M | -0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $407.9M | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $401M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $400.1M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $394.9M | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $384.8M | +2.5% |
UVE's revenue is growing: $439M last quarter, up 9.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +7.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | -5 points |
UVE's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 2.8 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.
UVE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $100.2M | -4.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $153.2M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $25M | +$127.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $61.3M | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $105.2M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $185.5M | +133% |
| Q4 2024 | -$102.2M | -$101.4M |
UVE 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 UVE 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.
UVE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +142K shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +377K shares |
| 3 years | -1.5% | -432K shares |
| 5 years | -6.9% | -2.2M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -5M shares |
UVE has 29M diluted shares, up 1.3% from a year ago, despite $26M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.4M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $7.7M |
UVE spent $26M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 12% from 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 UVE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UVE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
UVE has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like UVE.
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).
UVE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.2 | Neutral |
UVE's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (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.
UVE PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | UVE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.1x | 13x | 53% below |
| PE % | 10 | 63 | 53 pts below |
UVE 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
UVE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.5 | 4.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.3 | 9.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $38.5 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.7 | 53% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.6 | 98% above |
UVE 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.
UVE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.0 | $14.8 | -47% |
| 2021 | $14.8 | $16.8 | +14% |
| 2022 | $16.8 | $11.0 | -35% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $16.0 | +46% |
| 2024 | $16.0 | $20.6 | +29% |
| 2025 | $20.6 | $33.8 | +64% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.8 | $48.6 | +44% |
UVE has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.