Will GS stock recover?

GS is down 19.9% from its 3-month high and 23.6% from its 52-week high. Whether it climbs back is something nobody can know, but the stock's own history offers useful context.

Below are GS's past drops of 20% or more, how deep each one went and how long the comeback took.

The chart below tracks GS's daily closing price from April 23, 2026 to Oct. 19, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 5.1%, from $922.72 to $875.78, with a high of $1,146.35 on July 15, 2026 and a low of $875.78 on Oct. 19, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market (7 weeks in this period; bigger circles mean more money). There are no green diamonds: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

GS's past 20%+ drops and recoveries

The table below shows GS's past 20%+ drops and recoveries.

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What would change the picture for GS

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• An open-market purchase by an insider at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.62 to 3.59 over three months (on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $1146.35 would be a new 52-week high, 30.9% above the latest close of $875.78; a close below $730.32 would be a new 52-week low, 16.6% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 17.8% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 13.5, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is moderate now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How GS compares with its peers

Over the past month GS ranks 3 of 6 in this group (-7.0%); the best was JPM (-4.1%) and the weakest BAC (-12.7%).

GS's P/E of 13.5 is below the peers' median of 14.3, so investors pay less for each dollar of its profit.

GS history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, GS fell 7.0% or more in a month 7 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 5 of 5 cases; the median change was +22.9%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

Do analysts think GS is a buy?

15 of the 32 analysts who cover Goldman Sachs Group Inc rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Hold. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

Are GS insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $804,725 of GS on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans); purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Is Goldman Sachs Group Inc issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads moderate (25/100); the share count fell 3.8% in a year. That is based on 1 offering-related filing(s) in 12 months.

Does GS pay a dividend?

Yes: $17.00 per share over the last 12 months, about 1.94% at today's price.

Is Goldman Sachs Group Inc profitable?

Yes. Goldman Sachs Group Inc had $66.2 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 31.7% and a P/E of 13.5.

Who is the largest shareholder of GS?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, BlackRock Inc. reported the largest GS position ($24.2 billion). 3162 institutions reported holding GS for Q2 2026.

Dates to watch for GS

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Oct. 19, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 32 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jun 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.