UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of UBS Group from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of UBS Group from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UBS Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of UBS Group by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 65,889 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,998,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its stake in UBS Group by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 85,975 shares of the bank's stock valued at $2,607,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in UBS Group by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,633 shares of the bank's stock valued at $253,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its stake in UBS Group by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 20,902 shares of the bank's stock valued at $640,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First National Bank of Hutchinson increased its stake in UBS Group by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 12,384 shares of the bank's stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter.

UBS Group Stock Performance

UBS Group stock opened at $34.88 on Friday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $32.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.99. UBS Group has a twelve month low of $25.75 and a twelve month 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 company has a market cap of $111.84 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.15.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. 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 the consensus estimate of $10.19 billion. On average, equities research analysts forecast that UBS Group will post 1.9 EPS for the current fiscal 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.

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