Groupe la Francaise bought a new stake in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 85,653 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $2,744,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 65,889 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,998,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 20,902 shares of the bank's stock valued at $640,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 3.1% during the first quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 12,384 shares of the bank's stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Allianz SE grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 3.2% during the first quarter. Allianz SE now owns 12,312 shares of the bank's stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 0.3% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 145,380 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,453,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter.
UBS Group Stock Up 2.2%
Shares of NYSE:UBS opened at $40.3550 on Friday. UBS Group AG has a 52-week low of $25.75 and a 52-week high of $40.42. The stock has a market cap of $129.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.18. The business's 50 day moving average is $36.18 and its 200 day moving average is $33.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.77.
UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The bank reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $11.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.77 billion. UBS Group had a return on equity of 7.17% and a net margin of 9.21%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently commented on UBS. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Bank of America raised UBS Group from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".
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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.
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