Erste Group Bank Lowers Earnings Estimates for UniCredit

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank slightly lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate for UniCredit to $4.17 (from $4.20) and maintains a Hold rating, while forecasting FY2027 EPS of $4.75.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive — two Strong Buy, three Buy and two Hold ratings give UniCredit an average rating of "Buy", with recent upgrades from Morgan Stanley and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and a reissued Buy from Citigroup.
• Shares opened at $36.73, trading in a 52-week range of $22.61–$47.14, with the 50-day and 200-day moving averages near $40.08 and $39.23, respectively.

UniCredit S.p.A. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:UNCRY - Free Report) - Erste Group Bank reduced their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for UniCredit in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.17 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.20. Erste Group Bank has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UniCredit's current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for UniCredit's FY2027 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UniCredit in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley raised UniCredit from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised UniCredit from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy".

UniCredit Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS UNCRY opened at $36.73 on Wednesday. UniCredit has a 52-week low of $22.61 and a 52-week high of $47.14. The business's 50 day moving average is $40.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.23.

UniCredit Company Profile

UniCredit S.p.A. is an international banking group headquartered in Milan, Italy, offering a broad range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients. The firm operates as a universal bank, combining traditional deposit-taking and lending with capital markets activities, transaction banking and advisory services. UniCredit provides consumer and commercial loans, mortgage financing, deposit accounts, payment and card services, and wealth management solutions for private clients.

On the corporate and institutional side, UniCredit offers relationship banking, corporate lending, trade and export finance, cash management, custody and securities services, and investment banking capabilities including debt and equity capital markets and structured finance.

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