3,523 Shares in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Purchased by Rothschild Investment LLC

Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,523 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $104,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its stake in UBS Group by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 13,240,888 shares of the bank’s stock worth $410,692,000 after purchasing an additional 663,673 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in UBS Group by 82.2% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 63,148 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,940,000 after purchasing an additional 28,494 shares in the last quarter. M&G Plc bought a new position in UBS Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $173,678,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in UBS Group by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 496,213 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $15,246,000 after acquiring an additional 40,911 shares during the period. Finally, Norden Group LLC bought a new position in UBS Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $806,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

UBS Group Price Performance

UBS opened at $29.67 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.95. UBS Group AG has a 52-week low of $23.23 and a 52-week high of $32.13.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The bank reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.22. UBS Group had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 2.14%. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that UBS Group AG will post 1.02 EPS for the current year.

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.