PREVIEW: Goldman Sachs revenue seen rising 11%

** Goldman Sachs GS.N shares up 3.1% at $788 on Monday ahead of third-qtr earnings due before the opening bell on Tuesday

** Analysts expect GS to post adjusted EPS of $11.00 vs yr-ago period of $8.40, per LSEG data, while revenue is expected to rise 11% to $14.1 bln

** On the whole, analysts see the six largest U.S, banks reporting stronger earnings this week, buoyed by a rebound in investment banking

** GS has beaten both EPS and revenue expectations for at least the past eight quarters

** Of the 24 analysts that cover GS, the breakdown of recommendations are 9 "strong buy" or "buy," 13 "hold" and 2 "sell" ratings; median price target of $790 is up from $737.50 a month ago

** GS shares up ~38% YTD vs ~8% climb in Dow Industrials .DJI and ~9% advance in S&P 500 financial sector index .SPSY

*** GS options imply a 4.3% swing for the shares, in either direction, by Friday, according to options analytics service Trade Alert; on average, the stock has moved 2.1% on the day of results over the last 8 qtrs