CFRA REITERATES STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES OF THE GOLDMAN SACHS, INC.
2:17 pm ET April 14, 2022
GS's results benefited from FICC trading and growth in the Consumer & Wealth Management (C&WM) unit. Applying a narrower risk premium, we lower our target $27 to $413 on a forward P/E of 10.1x our 2022 earnings estimate, above the 3-year historic average at 9.7x. We reduce our 2022 EPS by $0.25 to $41.00 and keep 2023 at $43.00, both above consensus estimates. In Q1 2022, equity trading was -15%, while fixed income, currencies, and commodities (FICC) was up 21% and led all global banks reporting FICC so far. We are positive on GS's strategy in C&WM, which is generating organic revenue growth in a market that began a few years ago. Investment banking revenue was -36%, with M&A +1%, equity underwriting including IPOs -83%, and debt underwriting -16%. These declines were partly offset by higher corporate lending revenue +37% and wider spreads on hedges and transaction banking. Efficiency ratios were higher (59.7% vs. 53.3%), as expected, with lower |