UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

UBS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Kepler Capital Markets raised UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com lowered UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. BNP Paribas raised UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UBS Group

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000.

UBS Group Stock Performance

UBS opened at $34.28 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $109.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.55 and a beta of 1.16. UBS Group has a 52-week low of $26.00 and a 52-week high of $35.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.06. The business's fifty day moving average is $33.13 and its 200-day moving average is $31.89.

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

UBS Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a $0.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. This is an increase from UBS Group's previous annual dividend of $0.23. This represents a yield of 2.1%. UBS Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.08%.

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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