GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VLY
Valley National Bancorp
VLY has a slight edge over GS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside 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.
VLY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VLY's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VLY.
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.
VLY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $10.70 | -26% |
| Forward | 9.8x | $14.38 | — |
| Current | 11x | $14.38 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $14.81 | +3% |
| Expensive | 13x | $16.91 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VLY 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.
VLY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
VLY 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 VLY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VLY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.46 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.26 | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.18 | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.11 | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.01 | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.88 | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.69 | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.69 | -27% |
VLY earned $1.26 per share over the past year, up 43% 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'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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VLY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $584.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $560.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $540.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $541.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $511.1M | +8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $495M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $478.4M | +5.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $474.2M | +5.4% |
VLY's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $584M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 42% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 39% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +22 points |
| Q3 2025 | 41% | +14 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | -1 points |
VLY has the edge over GS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
VLY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $378.4M | +16011% |
| Q2 2026 | $160.2M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $208.2M | +$228.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $187.5M | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | +$162.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $156M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | -$20.2M | -121% |
| Q4 2024 | $385.8M | +$668.8M |
VLY 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 VLY 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.
VLY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -691K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -7.4M shares |
| 3 years | +9.2% | +47M shares |
| 5 years | +36% | +147M shares |
| Available history | +55% | +197M shares |
VLY has 556M diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago, with $153M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $20.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $51.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $46.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $12M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $390,000 |
VLY spent $153M buying back its own shares over the past year, about nine 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 VLY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VLY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
VLY has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VLY.
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).
VLY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 67.1 | Neutral |
VLY's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (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.
VLY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | VLY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 12% below |
| PE % | 44 | 63 | 19 pts below |
VLY 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.
VLY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.5 | 6.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.0 | 2.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 8.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.5 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.2 | 42% above |
VLY 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.
VLY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.4 | $9.71 | -15% |
| 2021 | $9.71 | $13.6 | +40% |
| 2022 | $13.6 | $11.5 | -15% |
| 2023 | $11.5 | $10.9 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | $10.9 | $9.12 | -16% |
| 2025 | $9.12 | $12.0 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.0 | $14.4 | +20% |
VLY has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.