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UBS Group (UBS) Competitors

UBS Group logo
$31.59 -0.09 (-0.28%)
(As of 02:53 PM ET)

UBS vs. BAC, RY, HDB, MUFG, C, IBN, TD, HSBC, SMFG, and NU

Should you be buying UBS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UBS Group include Bank of America (BAC), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), HSBC (HSBC), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and NU (NU). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

UBS Group vs.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Bank of America received 1348 more outperform votes than UBS Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.46% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 55.61% of users gave UBS Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
UBS GroupOutperform Votes
659
55.61%
Underperform Votes
526
44.39%
Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes
2007
65.46%
Underperform Votes
1059
34.54%

UBS Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. UBS Group pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

UBS Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Bank of America has a net margin of 12.48% compared to UBS Group's net margin of 5.13%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.09% beat UBS Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UBS Group5.13% 4.69% 0.25%
Bank of America 12.48%10.09%0.83%

UBS Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bank of America. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UBS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UBS Group$45.33B2.23$27.85B$1.2026.33
Bank of America$171.91B2.08$26.52B$2.7516.94

70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of UBS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Bank of America had 40 more articles in the media than UBS Group. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Bank of America and 19 mentions for UBS Group. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat UBS Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
UBS Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bank of America
39 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bank of America has a consensus price target of $44.26, indicating a potential downside of 4.99%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than UBS Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
UBS Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Bank of America
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

Summary

Bank of America beats UBS Group on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UBS vs. The Competition

MetricUBS GroupNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$101.29B$22.53B$10.42B$19.84B
Dividend Yield0.72%3.13%10.23%3.49%
P/E Ratio26.3328.1245.6540.39
Price / Sales2.232.433,478.9619.59
Price / Cash10.2210.8530.4121.66
Price / Book1.161.253.694.64
Net Income$27.85B$2.24B$990.35M$982.94M
7 Day Performance-2.30%0.12%-0.26%-2.21%
1 Month Performance-1.10%7.82%2.54%0.56%
1 Year Performance24.03%32.92%23.19%23.52%

UBS Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UBS
UBS Group
3.5234 of 5 stars
$31.59
-0.3%
N/A+27.3%$101.29B$45.33B26.33112,842Short Interest ↓
BAC
Bank of America
4.8293 of 5 stars
$45.88
-0.4%
N/A+57.0%$352.03B$171.91B16.68213,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
4.5751 of 5 stars
$123.89
-0.1%
N/A+40.6%$175.14B$60.00B14.9891,398Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
High Trading Volume
HDB
HDFC Bank
2.7033 of 5 stars
$62.14
-3.7%
N/A+5.5%$157.36B$2.36T18.89213,527Positive News
Gap Down
MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
3.8273 of 5 stars
$11.57
-0.3%
N/A+36.7%$134.82B$82.36B13.93140,000News Coverage
Gap Down
C
Citigroup
4.9143 of 5 stars
$69.05
-1.1%
N/A+53.5%$131.73B$156.82B20.01239,000Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
IBN
ICICI Bank
1.8396 of 5 stars
$29.95
-0.2%
N/A+30.7%$105.52B$20.04B20.37187,765Stock Split
Short Interest ↑
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
3.8134 of 5 stars
$56.15
-1.4%
N/A-7.2%$98.18B$56.07B17.94103,257Short Interest ↓
HSBC
HSBC
3.0026 of 5 stars
$44.61
-1.6%
N/A+18.6%$97.81B$131.13B7.37220,861Gap Down
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
4.0521 of 5 stars
$13.94
-0.6%
N/A+46.1%$91.15B$4.61T12.78120,000News Coverage
Positive News
NU
NU
4.0594 of 5 stars
$15.83
-0.4%
N/A+72.0%$75.44B$7.25B51.067,686Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:UBS) was last updated on 11/15/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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