The CBA share price is trading near all-time highs. Should you cash in?

Have CBA shares run up too far?

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It's turning out to be a disappointing end to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) and ASX shares. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 has lost a nasty 0.8%, dragging the index down to below 7,440 points.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price hasn't escaped the pain either.

CBA shares are also suffering today. The ASX 200's largest bank share has endured a 0.46% decline so far this Friday, putting the bank down to $109.72 a share.

Even so, CBA remains very close to its most recent all-time high. It was only last Friday that CBA hit a new all-time record high of $111.43. In fact, CBA shares have hit a few new records over the past month or so, boosting it above $111 a share for the first time in the bank's long ASX history.

As it stands today, the Commonwealth Bank share price remains up an impressive 8.7% year to date in 2023 so far, as well as up by more than 9% over the past 21 months:

And even after this week's falls, Commonwealth Bank remains less than 2% away from this new all-time high.

So is it time to cash in on these gains? Or do CBA shares have even further to run?

Is it buy or sell for CBA shares today?

Well, broker Goldman Sachs is one ASX expert who reckons it's time to cash in. As we covered earlier this week, Goldman has a long-held sell rating on CBA shares.

This ASX broker reckons the bank is overvalued at the current share price and has a 12-month share price target of $92.56. If that came to pass, it would result in a potential downside of almost 16% from today's pricing.

And Goldman isn't the only expert who fails to find CBA shares appealing at present.

According to reporting at The Bull, Harrison Massey, advisor and broker at Argonaut, also rates CBA shares a sell today. Massey told The Bull that "the bank offers attractive defensive qualities. However, at recent levels, it may be prudent to trim exposure and pocket a profit".

So according to these two ASX experts, it might be time to take some profits with the CBA share price still trading near its record highs. But who knows what the future might bring for this popular ASX bank share.

At the current CBA share price, this ASX 200 bank has a market capitalisation of $186.1 billion, with a fully-franked dividend yield of 3.51%.

Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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