Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc. Takes Position in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 343,700 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $10,421,000.

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

UBS Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UBS opened at $27.63 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $88.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.16. UBS Group AG has a one year low of $25.75 and a one year high of $35.84. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $31.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.06.

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

UBS Group Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UBS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Bank of America lowered UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. 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. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average 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.

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