Ashok Varadhan, co-head of global banking and markets at Goldman Sachs, has outlined a constructive outlook with three reasons supporting continued investment.
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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.
Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.
1 discretionary purchases · 3 discretionary sales
Confidence: High
| Insiders | Activity | Description | Shares | Avg. price / share | Est. value | Trade date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirectorOPPENHEIMER PETER | Non-informative buy | Restricted Stock UnitsCompany grant or award (A) | 65 | — | — | Oct 14, 2026 |
| DirectorJOHNSON KEVIN R | Non-informative buy | Restricted Stock UnitsCompany grant or award (A) | 44 | — | — | Oct 14, 2026 |
| DirectorHESS JOHN B | Non-informative buy | Restricted Stock UnitsCompany grant or award (A) | 29 | — | — | Oct 14, 2026 |
| DirectorFlaherty Mark A. | Non-informative buy | Restricted Stock UnitsCompany grant or award (A) | 29 | — | — | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Chief Administrative OfficerLESLIE ERICKA T | Informative sell | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareOpen-market or private transaction (S) | 600 | $1,033.80 | $620,280 | Aug 28, 2026 |
As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.
Quarterly reported positions. These filings can arrive up to 45 days after quarter-end and are not real-time trades.
Institutional ownership: 84.47%
Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.
Recent reported earnings per share compared with the analyst consensus available from Nasdaq.
| Owner | Activity | Change | Shares held | Value (thousands) | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | Buy | 418,820 (1.465%) | 29,014,431 | $25,860,562 | 12/31/2025 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | Sell | -88,990 (-0.371%) | 23,900,376 | $21,302,405 | 6/30/2026 |
| State Street Corp | Sell | -424,594 (-2.205%) | 18,830,464 | $16,783,593 | 6/30/2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management Llc | Buy | 39,036 (0.212%) | 18,425,670 | $16,422,800 | 6/30/2026 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Buy | 823,608 (11.414%) | 8,039,070 | $7,165,223 | 6/30/2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc | Buy | 7,176 (0.1%) | 7,215,421 | $6,431,105 | 6/30/2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Buy | 214,375 (3.145%) | 7,030,974 | $6,266,707 | 6/30/2026 |
| Fisher Asset Management, Llc | Buy | 136,803 (2.004%) | 6,964,113 | $6,207,114 | 6/30/2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | Sell | -166,248 (-2.337%) | 6,948,585 | $6,193,274 | 6/30/2026 |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | Buy | 225,800 (3.498%) | 6,680,811 | $5,954,607 | 6/30/2026 |
| Fmr Llc | Buy | 525,408 (15.725%) | 3,866,640 | $3,446,336 | 6/30/2026 |
| Northern Trust Corp | Sell | -103,353 (-3.275%) | 3,052,734 | $2,720,902 | 6/30/2026 |
Source: Nasdaq
| Settlement date | Short interest | Avg. daily volume | Change vs. previous report | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,647,698 | 2,426,994 | -3.95% | 2.74 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,921,097 | 1,769,710 | -0.84% | 3.91 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6,979,915 | 1,882,746 | +12.48% | 3.71 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,205,407 | 1,756,556 | -0.08% | 3.53 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,210,230 | 2,058,528 | -1.60% | 3.02 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,311,123 | 1,876,647 | -2.64% | 3.36 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,482,001 | 2,554,897 | -5.26% | 2.54 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,842,221 | 2,474,663 | -11.01% | 2.76 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest
| Fiscal quarter | Reported | EPS | Consensus | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | 17.01 | 12.9 | +31.86% |
| Jun 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 | 20.98 | 14.47 | +44.99% |
| Mar 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 | 17.55 | 16.34 | +7.41% |
| Dec 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | 14.01 | 11.77 | +19.03% |
Source: Nasdaq
