Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and SLM (SLM)

There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Financial sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and SLM (SLM) with bullish sentiments.

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Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

In a report released yesterday, Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on Goldman Sachs Group, with a price target of $1325.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $1140.00.

According to TipRanks.com, Mayo is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 18.5% and a 72.7% success rate. Mayo covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Zions Bancorporation National Association, Bank of New York Mellon, and Fifth Third Bancorp. ;'>

Goldman Sachs Group has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $1104.00, which is a 1.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on July 6, Evercore ISI also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $1075.00 price target.

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SLM (SLM)

Wells Fargo analyst Donald Fandetti reiterated a Buy rating on SLM yesterday and set a price target of $30.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $25.53.

According to TipRanks.com, Fandetti is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.6% and a 64.5% success rate. Fandetti covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Capital One Financial, Synchrony Financial, and PennyMac Financial. ;'>

SLM has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $28.29, which is a 14.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on June 29, TipRanks – DeepSeek also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $28.00 price target.

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