UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• UBS Group has a consensus “Hold” rating from 11 analysts: two rate it a sell, four hold, four buy, and one strong buy. The average 12-month price target is $60.30.
• UBS shares opened at $53.78, near their 12-month high of $55.15, with the stock up from its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Latest quarterly results fell slightly short of expectations: earnings per share were $0.87 versus $0.90 expected, while revenue reached $13.35 billion, up 13.2% year over year.

Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.30.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen cut UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, July 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Monday, June 29th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UBS Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in UBS Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Robinswood Financial LLC bought a new position in UBS Group in the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Navalign LLC acquired a new stake in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in UBS Group by 118.4% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 821 shares of the bank's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period.

UBS Group Price Performance

UBS stock opened at $53.78 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.84. The firm has a market cap of $168.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.29, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.18. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $50.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.57. UBS Group has a 12-month low of $36.29 and a 12-month high of $55.15.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The bank reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $13.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.40 billion. UBS Group had a return on equity of 10.50% and a net margin of 13.10%.The business's revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that UBS Group will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current year.

UBS Group Company Profile

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services firm that provides a broad range of banking and capital markets services to private, institutional and corporate clients. Headquartered in Zurich, UBS operates as a universal bank with a primary focus on wealth management, asset management, investment banking and retail and commercial banking in Switzerland. The firm serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, corporations and institutional investors through a global network of offices.

Key business activities include global wealth management—offering financial planning, investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management and custody services—alongside asset management products for institutional and retail investors.

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