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COWN vs GS

Side-by-side comparison of Cowen Inc. (COWN) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both COWN and GS operate in Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GS is the larger of the two at $326.39B, about 391.7x COWN ($833.3M).
  • GS has hit the wire 39 times in the past 4 weeks while COWN has been quiet.
  • GS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for COWN).
MetricCOWNGS
Company
Cowen Inc.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Price
$39.00+0.01%
$1106.21+0.84%
Market cap
$833.3M
$326.39B
1M return
-
+12.62%
1Y return
-
+70.91%
Industry
Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service
Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1999
News (4w)
0
39
Recent ratings
1
25
COWN

Cowen Inc.

Cowen Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides investment banking, research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing, securities financing, commission management, and investment management services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Operating Company (Op Co) and Asset Company (Asset Co). The company offers public and private capital raising, and strategic advisory services for public and private companies. It also trades common stocks, listed options, equity-linked securities, and other financial instruments on behalf of institutional investor clients. In addition, the company offers investment products and solutions in the liquidity spectrum to institutional and private clients, as well as provides investment research services. Further, it is involved in the private investment, private real estate investment, and other legacy investment activities. Cowen Inc. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

GS

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a financial institution, provides range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through four segments: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management, and Consumer & Wealth Management. The company's Investment Banking segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and middle-market lending, relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as transaction banking services. This segment also offers underwriting services, such as equity underwriting for common and preferred stock and convertible and exchangeable securities; and debt underwriting for various types of debt instruments, including investment-grade and high-yield debt, bank and bridge loans, and emerging- and growth-market debt, as well as originates structured securities. Its Global Markets segment is involved in client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of equity intermediation and equity financing, clearing, settlement, and custody services, as well as mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products. The company's Asset Management segment manages assets across various asset classes, including equity, fixed income, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate, currencies, and commodities; and provides customized investment advisory solutions, as well as invests in corporate, real estate, and infrastructure entities. Its Consumer & Wealth Management segment offers wealth advisory and banking services, including financial planning, investment management, deposit taking, and lending; private banking; and unsecured loans, as well as accepts saving and time deposits. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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