Brucke Financial Inc. Purchases Shares of 20,356 UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Brucke Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 20,356 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $617,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in UBS Group by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 2,009 shares of the bank's stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in UBS Group by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,230 shares of the bank's stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the last quarter.

UBS Group Price Performance

Shares of UBS traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $31.90. The company had a trading volume of 3,932,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,358,294. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. UBS Group AG has a 12-month low of $25.75 and a 12-month high of $35.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.85. The company has a market capitalization of $102.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.99 and a beta of 1.15.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The bank reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.09. UBS Group had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 6.93%. The business had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.19 billion. Research analysts expect that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. DZ Bank upgraded UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised UBS Group from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.