Why has Goldman Sachs stock performed so well over past 1 year?

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singasong

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singasong
Aug 14, 2021 7 Comments

GS stock was pretty much constant for the last decade but suddenly it has doubled over past one year, outperforming all FAANG stocks and a lot other bigger companies. Does anyone know why or how? I see their performance have been very strong over past year but their performance is usually strong, so why the sudden huge jump in stock price?

#investing #goldmansachs #faang

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  • Apple
    x34ia

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    x34ia
    Banks love inflation and are holding a fuckton of cash. Just look at banking across the board.
    Aug 14, 2021 1
    • Blend
      Bsk7

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      Bsk7
      Inflation is actually bad for banks. Holding cash is not a good move when inflation is high, think about it your cash today will be worth less in the future.

      Valuation of stocks is not easy to explained and no one really knows why market fluctuates the way it does. Don't believe in those auto generated articles "stock drops because of X". Next day, "stock rallys because of the same X".

      Even though it's complicated, inflation does contribute to the current valuation. It's not just banks, most stocks are up during the pandemic. One can argue the market is also speculating a sooner than anticipated interest rate hike to combat higher than usual inflation. This is good for banks
      Aug 14, 2021
  • New
    ballsachs

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    ballsachs
    Because their stock price was stagnant for almost the entire decade.

    In the last couple of years, they made tons of money from the consumer business while decreasing compensation for their employees. Sad employees = happy stock holders πŸ˜‚
    Aug 18, 2021 0
  • Lyft
    zooland3r

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    zooland3r
    Volatility is good for banks. It brings more transactions. Banks are parasites on transactions :)
    Aug 14, 2021 0
  • Maybe because Apple card start showing strong growth ?
    Aug 14, 2021 0
  • All the banks did well.
    Aug 14, 2021 0