Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Buys Shares of 258,525 UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 258,525 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $7,838,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth about $5,594,066,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 127,886,868 shares of the bank's stock worth $3,915,512,000 after purchasing an additional 1,296,428 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 29.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 55,533,620 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,695,087,000 after purchasing an additional 12,609,616 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in UBS Group by 18.9% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 34,979,795 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,070,335,000 after buying an additional 5,555,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in UBS Group by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 16,751,961 shares of the bank's stock worth $543,936,000 after buying an additional 95,712 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Bank of America downgraded shares of UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Kepler Capital Markets raised UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of UBS Group from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold".

UBS Group Price Performance

Shares of UBS Group stock traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.72. 2,956,342 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,279,811. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $30.74 and a 200 day moving average of $31.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.50 billion, a PE ratio of 20.21 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.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The bank reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.09. UBS Group had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 6.93%. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.19 billion. On average, analysts predict that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

UBS Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th were given a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 16th. This is a positive change from UBS Group's previous annual dividend of $0.23. This represents a yield of 2.1%. UBS Group's payout ratio is presently 14.47%.

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.