Goldman Sachs Group

NYS: GS

Investment Banks/Brokers

Valuation

cheap

Market Cap

$86.19bn

MEGA cap

Share Price ↓

$224.95 (-1.46%)

Goldman Sachs Group Prices from the past year

YTD Return ↓

-9.8482%

since start of 2018

P/E Ratio

24.94

Source: FactSet financial data and analytics.

Corporate Values

Carbon Footprint
Pollution Prevention
Water Conservation
Data Privacy
Consumer Health
Employee Satisfaction
Workplace Safety
Corp Gov
Ethical Practices
Conflict Materials
Forced Labor
Gender Diversity

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About

Investment Banks/Brokers Founded 1869

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. engages in global investment banking, securities, and investment management. It provides a range of financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. The company operates through the following business segments: Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending, and Investment Management. The Investment Banking segment focuses on the provision of financial advisory services public and private sector clients around the world. The Institutional Client Services segment facilitates clients regarding buy and sell financial products, raise funding and manage risk. The Investing & Lending segment includes the company's investing and relationship lending activities across various asset classes. The Investment Management segment provides investment and wealth advisory services. The company was founded by Marcus Goldman in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Mindful Investing Summary

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Carbon Footprint 5 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group is a top performer among its competitors for its carbon footprint. A company’s performance in this category is based on its success in implementing energy efficiency measures. Investments in energy efficient technology, green building and sourcing of renewable energy can all lead to cost savings and reduce the company’s contribution to climate change.
Pollution Prevention 1 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group performs very poorly on this issue. Companies are evaluated on pollution prevention by the levels of waste (including hazardous waste) they produce and release into the environment, and can be affected by whether they develop products that can reduce exposure to pollution.
Water Conservation 1 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group performs very poorly among its peers in this category. A company’s score in this category depends on its measures to minimize water usage and impacts on stressed or drought-prone water resources.
Data & Privacy Protection — N/A

Goldman Sachs Group among its peers and competitors for data privacy and protection. Companies today digitally manage vast amounts of personal information about their clients. A company’s score on this issue is based on the systems, products and procedures it has in place to minimize the risk for data and privacy breaches.
Consumer Health, Wellness & Safety — N/A

Goldman Sachs Group compared to its peers and competitors Companies in this category manage its product and safety risks.
Employee Ownership, Satisfaction, Benefits & Pay 5 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group is a top performer among its peers for employee satisfaction and pay. A company’s score on this issue depends on its frequency and likelihood of labor disputes as well as its practices to keep and retain talent - such as compensation, family leave, employee health care and other benefits. Employers that are rated as good to work for consistently produce higher stock returns than their peers.
Workplace Health and Safety 4 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group performs well among its competitors on this issue. A company’s workplace health and safety is evaluated not only by the number of accidents and injuries in the workplace, but also by their safety policies, training procedures, and their investment in equipment that can reduce accidents.
Integrity of Corporate Governance 2 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group performs poorly among its competitors on corporate governance. This score is determined by the company’s accounting practices, executive pay, board organization and ownership structure.
Ethical Practices 1 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group performs very poorly compared to its peers and competitors. A company’s rating on this issue is based on its history of controversies related to unethical corporate behavior, such as false claims about their products, price fixing, executive misconduct, insider trading or fraudulent practices.
Usage of Conflict Materials — N/A

Goldman Sachs Group among its competitors in this category. Certain products use raw materials that are commonly sourced from militias or other organizations that promote or engage in conflict in their region. To perform well in this category companies must provide adequate assurances that any of these metals used in their production are in fact from conflict-free sources.
Forced Labor — N/A

Goldman Sachs Group compared to its competitors on forced labor. A company’s score on this issue depends on its use of forced labor and on its work conditions for outsourced labor.
Diversity of Corporate Leadership 3 N/A

Goldman Sachs Group is an average performer based on its peers as well as companies in similar geographic regions. Companies are assessed on factors such as board diversity and senior management diversity. Companies performing well on this issue typically are more profitable than its peers, while companies with very poor scores typically have greater stock price volatility and lower returns on capital.

Goldman Sachs Group - Competitors and Related Companies

How Goldman Sachs Group stacks up to its peers in the Investment Banks/Brokers industry or with competing business segments.