UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Shares Bought by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,151,221 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 97,925 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in UBS Group were worth $34,905,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in UBS Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of UBS Group by 41.6% during the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the bank's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter.

UBS Group Stock Down 2.8 %

NYSE UBS traded down $0.88 during trading on Monday, reaching $30.68. 2,974,330 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,190,332. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $33.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.28. UBS Group AG has a 12-month low of $26.01 and a 12-month high of $35.84. The firm has a market cap of $98.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

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UBS Group (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.08). UBS Group had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 6.93%. The company had revenue of $11.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.09) earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UBS Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a yield of 2.1%. This is an increase from UBS Group's previous annual dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. UBS Group's payout ratio is 14.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UBS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America lowered UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

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.