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