Stamos Capital Partners L.P. Buys 15,620 Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Stamos Capital Partners L.P. grew its holdings in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS - Free Report) by 37.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 57,500 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 15,620 shares during the period. Stamos Capital Partners L.P.'s holdings in UBS Group were worth $1,743,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

UBS Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UBS traded up $0.25 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $28.91. 2,655,249 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,272,312. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.07. UBS Group AG has a 52-week low of $25.75 and a 52-week high of $35.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.68 billion, a PE ratio of 19.02 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76.

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

UBS Group Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on UBS shares. Bank of America lowered UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered UBS Group from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of UBS Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

UBS Group 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.