UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Shares Bought by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 52.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 251,671 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 86,368 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in UBS Group were worth $7,631,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of UBS. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,594,066,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 162.6% during the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 28,307,335 shares of the bank's stock worth $858,359,000 after purchasing an additional 17,525,749 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 29.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 55,533,620 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,695,087,000 after purchasing an additional 12,609,616 shares during the last quarter. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth $233,591,000. Finally, SIH Partners LLLP purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth $214,546,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on UBS shares. DZ Bank raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com lowered shares of UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

UBS Group Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:UBS traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $33.73. 5,737,723 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,314,587. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $108.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.19 and a beta of 1.15. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $30.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.85. UBS Group AG has a 1 year low of $25.75 and a 1 year high of $35.84.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.19 billion. UBS Group had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 5.93%. Equities research analysts forecast that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

About UBS Group

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.