UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) Stock Rating Lowered by BNP Paribas

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report released on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of UBS Group from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 8th. StockNews.com raised UBS Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. Finally, Societe Generale raised UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

UBS Group Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:UBS traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $27.98. The company had a trading volume of 3,375,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,907,989. The business's 50 day moving average price is $29.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.22. UBS Group has a 1-year low of $18.71 and a 1-year high of $32.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. The stock has a market cap of $97.37 billion, a PE ratio of 3.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.14.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The bank reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $10.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.06 billion. UBS Group had a return on equity of 7.56% and a net margin of 43.70%. UBS Group's quarterly revenue was up 35.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that UBS Group will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Syntal Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in UBS Group during the third quarter worth about $515,000. NatWest Group plc grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. NatWest Group plc now owns 74,947 shares of the bank's stock worth $2,316,000 after buying an additional 22,562 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 13.9% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 64,633 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,593,000 after buying an additional 7,903 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of UBS Group by 6,797.0% in the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 4,635,670 shares of the bank's stock valued at $143,567,000 after acquiring an additional 4,568,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter valued at $297,000.

UBS Group Company 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.