UBS Group (UBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides personal banking products and services, such as deposits, credit and debit cards, and online and mobile banking, as well as lending, investments, retirement, and wealth management services; and corporate and institutional solutions, including equity and debt capital markets, syndicated and structured credit, private placements, leasing, traditional financing, and transaction banking solutions for payment and cash management services, trade and export finance, and global custody solutions. In addition, the company offers equities, fixed income, hedge funds, real estate and private markets, indexed and alternative beta strategies, asset allocation and currency investment strategies, customized multi-asset solutions, advisory and fiduciary services, and multi-manager hedge fund solutions and advisory services. Further, it advises clients on strategic business opportunities and helps them raise capital to fund their activities; enables its clients to buy, sell, and finance securities on capital markets and to manage their risks and liquidity; distributes, trades in, finances, and clears cash equities and equity-linked products; structures, originates, and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues; and originates, distributes, manages risk, and provides liquidity in foreign exchange, rates, credit and precious metals. The company was formerly known as UBS AG and changed its name to UBS Group AG in December 2014. UBS Group AG was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.58 to $30.05
• 50-Day Range: $29.78 to $33.06
• 52-Week Range: $26.00 to $33.34
• Volume: 2.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $95.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

UBS Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UBS Group scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 726th out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for UBS Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UBS Group are expected to grow by 12.14% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UBS Group is 24.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UBS Group is 24.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UBS Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.26% of the float of UBS Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UBS Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UBS Group has recently increased by 1.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

UBS Group has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

UBS Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of UBS Group is 18.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, UBS Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.34% next year. This indicates that UBS Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.26% of the float of UBS Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UBS Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UBS Group has recently increased by 1.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

UBS Group has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for UBS Group this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for UBS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added UBS Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, UBS Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of UBS Group is held by insiders.

UBS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UBS shares performed this year?

UBS Group's stock was trading at $30.90 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, UBS shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $29.78.
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How were UBS Group's earnings last quarter?

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The bank reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.15. The bank had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.20 billion. UBS Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.69% and a net margin of 5.13%.

Does UBS Group have any subsidiaries?

UBS Group subsidiaries include these companies: Consenso, Link Investimentos, Luxembourg Financial Group, PaineWebber, UBS AG, UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Americas Inc., and others.

Who are UBS Group's major shareholders?

UBS Group's top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.85%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (2.36%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (1.79%) and FMR LLC (1.34%).
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How do I buy shares of UBS Group?

Shares of UBS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of UBS Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that UBS Group investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Humana (HUM), Comcast (CMCSA), American Water Works (AWK), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and McKesson (MCK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: National commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UBS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1610520
• Web: www.ubs.com
• Phone: (144) 234-1111
• Fax: 41-44-239-9111
• Employees: 112,842
• Year Founded: 1862

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $27.85 billion
• Net Margins: 5.13%
• Pretax Margin: 7.00%
• Return on Equity: 4.69%
• Return on Assets: 0.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.87
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $45.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.11
• Cash Flow: $2.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.30
• Book Value: $27.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,206,426,000
• Free Float: 3,174,362,000
• Market Cap: $95.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14