UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup cut UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley upgraded UBS Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Finally, BNP Paribas lowered UBS Group from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 22nd.

UBS Group Price Performance

NYSE UBS opened at $29.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $94.72 billion, a PE ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.16. UBS Group has a 1 year low of $19.25 and a 1 year high of $32.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $29.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.73.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $12.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.05 billion. UBS Group had a return on equity of 7.78% and a net margin of 39.78%. On average, analysts predict that UBS Group will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its stake in UBS Group by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 13,240,888 shares of the bank’s stock worth $410,692,000 after acquiring an additional 663,673 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC raised its stake in UBS Group by 48.8% during the first quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 34,337 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,055,000 after acquiring an additional 11,255 shares in the last quarter. Azora Capital LP raised its stake in UBS Group by 51.0% during the fourth quarter. Azora Capital LP now owns 669,386 shares of the bank’s stock worth $20,757,000 after acquiring an additional 226,012 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its stake in UBS Group by 31.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 234,498 shares of the bank’s stock worth $7,262,000 after acquiring an additional 56,098 shares in the last quarter. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth $362,000.

About UBS Group

UBS Group AG provides financial advice and solutions to private, institutional, and corporate clients worldwide. It operates through five divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, Investment Bank, and Non-core and Legacy. The company offers investment advice, estate and wealth planning, investing, corporate and banking, and investment management, as well as mortgage, securities-based, and structured lending solutions.