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Capital Markets Cycle Outlook

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC · 2026-08-05 · Importance 9 · Surprise 6

Bank of America analysts raised their Goldman Sachs price target to $1,300 from $1,150, citing the firm’s direct exposure to the global capital-markets cycle. The reported outlook points to renewed merger-and-acquisition and initial-public-offering activity as potential drivers. Analysts also cited the bank’s second-quarter trading and dealmaking performance and the broader AI investment boom. This is third-party analyst commentary rather than company-issued guidance.

Key facts

• Goldman Sachs stock has doubled since President Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement on April 3, 2025. source
• Goldman Sachs is among financial institutions (Coinbase, Circle, Morgan Stanley and others) that have pledged contributions to Trump Accounts' children's investing initiative. source
• Bank of America analysts raised their price target for Goldman Sachs to $1,300 from $1,150. source
• Goldman Sachs closed at $1,052.98 on Tuesday (article date). source