FY2027 EPS Forecast for UBS Group Decreased by Analyst

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank dropped their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UBS Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $3.95 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.00. The consensus estimate for UBS Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.90 per share.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.12. UBS Group had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 10.88%.The company had revenue of $12.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on UBS. Bank of America upgraded shares of UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $60.30 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of UBS Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research downgraded UBS Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UBS Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.30.

UBS Group Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE:UBS opened at $41.47 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63. The firm has a market cap of $129.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.12. UBS Group has a 12 month low of $25.75 and a 12 month high of $49.36. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.91.

UBS Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 22nd will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 22nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of UBS. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the second quarter worth $4,878,061,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in UBS Group by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 139,105,725 shares of the bank’s stock worth $6,423,207,000 after buying an additional 1,758,287 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in UBS Group by 21.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 77,353,590 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,171,497,000 after acquiring an additional 13,417,945 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in UBS Group by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 64,107,264 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,968,807,000 after acquiring an additional 2,938,827 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 254.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 63,671,310 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,601,589,000 after acquiring an additional 45,731,061 shares in the last quarter.

About UBS Group

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services firm that provides a broad range of banking and capital markets services to private, institutional and corporate clients. Headquartered in Zurich, UBS operates as a universal bank with a primary focus on wealth management, asset management, investment banking and retail and commercial banking in Switzerland. The firm serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, corporations and institutional investors through a global network of offices.

Key business activities include global wealth management—offering financial planning, investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management and custody services—alongside asset management products for institutional and retail investors.