UBS Group AG $UBS Shares Purchased by Nebula Research & Development LLC

Nebula Research & Development LLC increased its position in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) by 55.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 98,175 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 35,075 shares during the period. Nebula Research & Development LLC’s holdings in UBS Group were worth $3,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UBS. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of UBS Group by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,179 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $885,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in UBS Group by 1.7% in the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 18,434 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the period. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management increased its position in shares of UBS Group by 4.3% in the second quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 8,400 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $284,000 after buying an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its stake in shares of UBS Group by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 20,902 shares of the bank’s stock worth $640,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the period. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of UBS Group by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,803 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 382 shares in the last quarter.

UBS Group Stock Performance

UBS Group stock opened at $41.61 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.69, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market cap of $133.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.13. UBS Group AG has a 1-year low of $25.75 and a 1-year high of $42.56.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $12.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.68 billion. UBS Group had a return on equity of 8.31% and a net margin of 11.02%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. On average, analysts expect that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UBS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research cut shares of UBS Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of UBS Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.