360 Degrees of Goldman Sachs

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Pounding the Table on Goldman Sachs, by Jim Cramer

Editor's Note: The following is from an April 5 RealMoney.com column.

Am I a house man for Goldman Sachs, having cut my teeth in the business at the firm? Did I get a thrill out of being the keynote speaker at the Goldman alumni association last night, in front of a half-a-trillion dollars' worth of managers?

Those aren't the reasons I am pounding the table on this stock and pounding it hard here. I am doing that because of the numbers.

First, I believe that Goldman can earn at least $15 a share here. I say "at least" because the share buyback is aggressive, the earnings power is actually increasing, the margins are going higher, the table of employment isn't really growing, and the compensation is under control.

It's the multiple, however, that explains why I went out last night at the association meeting and said that we could see $225 for this stock by the end of the year, something I told you readers the other afternoon. The multiple simply makes no sense whatsoever.

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