Not a good buy right now: price momentum is still bearish (MACD negative and expanding) and sentiment signals (options, insider/congress activity) lean defensive.
Oversold-ish conditions (RSI_6 ~32.6) and proximity to support (S1 ~903.6) can produce a short bounce, but there’s no proprietary “must-buy” trigger today.
Trend is currently down: regular session -2.88% and MACD histogram at -5.494 (below 0 and getting more negative) signals weakening momentum.
RSI_6 at 32.63: nearing oversold territory, which can support a tactical bounce, but it’s not a confirmed reversal signal by itself.
Moving averages are converging: suggests consolidation risk, but with MACD deteriorating, downside pressure still dominates.
Key levels: Pivot 933.12 (needs reclaim to improve trend). Support 903.65 then 885.44. Resistance 962.59 then 980.80.
Pattern-based projection provided: ~flat next week and +4.23% next month, but near-term edge is not strong enough to override current bearish momentum.
Options Data
Bearish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bearish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Positioning/sentiment: Put OI/Call OI 1.06 and Put/Call volume 1.14 = slightly bearish/hedged skew.
Volatility: 30D IV 34.5% vs historical vol 27.99% (IV > HV) implies the market is pricing elevated near-term uncertainty.
Activity: today’s option volume 17,563 is well below 5D/10D averages (27.4k/36.3k), suggesting no major speculative rush into a reversal trade today.
IV percentile 64.14: options are relatively pricey vs recent history, consistent with cautious sentiment.
Technical Summary
Sell
3
Buy
8
Positive Catalysts
can attract dip buyers if it stabilizes.
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
Strong near-term bearish technical pressure: MACD is negative and worsening; price is still below the key pivot (~933).
Insiders are selling: selling amount up 730.75% over the last month (not a timing tool alone, but it’s a notable headwind for “buy now” urgency).
Congress trading in the last 90 days shows more selling than buying (6 sells vs 4 buys), with larger median sale size (about $18.3M), signaling a cautious stance.
Bullish/positive: BofA reiterated Buy and raised PT to $1,100; Wells Fargo reiterated Overweight and raised PT to $1,050; Barclays reiterated Overweight and raised PT to $1,048.
More neutral: RBC kept Sector Perform with PT $1,030; KBW kept Market Perform with PT $1,000.
Key con/outlier: HSBC kept Hold and has a much lower PT ($604), showing meaningful dispersion.
Wall Street pros vs cons summary: Pros—capital markets strength, improving M&A/IPO cycle, potential regulatory tailwinds, capital return/share buybacks. Cons—near-term cyclicality and current tape is weak, with sentiment/positioning skewing defensive and revenue growth negative YoY.
Wall Street analysts forecast GS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GS is 848.09 USD with a low forecast of 604 USD and a high forecast of 1048 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast GS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GS is 848.09 USD with a low forecast of 604 USD and a high forecast of 1048 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 890.410
Low
604
Averages
848.09
High
1048
Current: 890.410
Low
604
Averages
848.09
High
1048
UBS
Neutral
maintain
$970 -> $990
AI Analysis
2026-02-04
New
Reason
UBS
Price Target
$970 -> $990
AI Analysis
2026-02-04
New
maintain
Neutral
Reason
UBS raised the firm's price target on Goldman Sachs to $990 from $970 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy
Sector Perform
maintain
$900
2026-01-20
Reason
RBC Capital
Gerard Cassidy
Price Target
$900
2026-01-20
maintain
Sector Perform
Reason
RBC Capital analyst Gerard Cassidy raised the firm's price target on Goldman Sachs to $1,030 from $900 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares after its Q4 results. The company is a preeminent global investment bank with a leading position in the global markets and has been the #1 Global-M&A Advisor for the last 20 years, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Goldman is also well capitalized and has been good steward of shareholders' capital by reducing its share-count by estimated 46% since its peak in Q1 of 2010, the firm added.
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