UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Shares Acquired by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its stake in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 4.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,146,184 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 701,116 shares during the period. UBS Group comprises approximately 1.9% of Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned 0.53% of UBS Group worth $521,098,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UBS. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at $396,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in UBS Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $434,000. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in UBS Group by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 113,907 shares of the bank's stock worth $3,454,000 after purchasing an additional 19,743 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of UBS Group by 184.2% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 9,672 shares of the bank's stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 6,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

UBS Group Stock Down 0.2%

UBS traded down $0.08 on Tuesday, reaching $33.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,027,034 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,422,714. The company has a market capitalization of $108.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.16. UBS Group AG has a fifty-two week low of $25.75 and a fifty-two week high of $35.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $31.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.90.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The bank reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.09. UBS Group had a net margin of 7.13% and a return on equity of 5.82%. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.19 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on UBS shares. Bank of America lowered UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.