Axa S.A. Buys 90,518 Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

AXA S.A. grew its holdings in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,092,284 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 90,518 shares during the quarter. AXA S.A. owned about 0.16% of UBS Group worth $154,398,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in UBS. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in UBS Group in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on UBS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded UBS Group from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Bank of America lowered UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, UBS Group currently has an average rating of "Hold".

UBS Group Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE UBS traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,542,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,275,176. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $30.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.86. UBS Group AG has a twelve month low of $25.75 and a twelve month high of $35.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.15.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The bank reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.19 billion. UBS Group had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 5.93%. Analysts anticipate that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current year.

UBS Group Profile

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.