Goldman Sachs (GS) May Continue Witnessing Revenue Pressure
Zacks Investment Research | Sep 22, 2017 08:15AM ET
On Sep 21, we issued an updated research report on The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) . The company has been witnessing revenue pressure due to unfavorable market conditions. Also, its dependence on overseas revenues keeps us apprehensive.
On the other hand, the company has been successful in reducing expenses with the help of its cost-saving initiatives, but the pending legal hassles might weigh on its bottom-line growth.
Further, Goldman Sachs has been unsuccessful in gaining analysts confidence in terms of its future earnings. This is reflected by the slight downward revision in the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2017 and 2018, over the last 30 days. The stock carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Also, shares of Goldman Sachs have lost 3.4% year to date versus the industry ’s rally of 2.7%.
Goldman Sachs’ net revenues have been declining due to lower client trading activities. Legislative challenges and low market volatility have been impacting its Institutional Client Services division. Further, management expects lower trading income in third-quarter 2017 due to the prevailing low volatility in the market.
The company is likely to face higher litigation provisions and legal expenses as it continues to face many investigations and lawsuits from investors and regulators.
However, Goldman Sachs remains committed to undertake expense-reduction initiatives. In 2016, the company successfully generated $1.6 billion run rate savings. Further, it is looking for opportunities that would aid growth.
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