Syon Capital LLC Has $478,000 Position in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Syon Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 73.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,755 shares of the bank's stock after selling 43,764 shares during the quarter. Syon Capital LLC's holdings in UBS Group were worth $478,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

UBS Group Stock Performance

Shares of UBS stock traded up $0.28 during trading on Monday, reaching $30.30. 2,463,812 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,272,033. 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 firm's fifty day moving average price is $31.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.94. UBS Group AG has a twelve month low of $25.75 and a twelve month high of $35.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $97.15 billion, a PE ratio of 19.93 and a beta of 1.16.

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 net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 5.93%. The business had revenue of $11.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company 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 anticipate that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

UBS Group Increases Dividend

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

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.