Barometer Capital Management Inc. Invests $1.25 Million in UBS Group AG $UBS

Barometer Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 32,800 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $1,249,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UBS. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in UBS Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Navalign LLC bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of UBS Group by 118.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 821 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of UBS Group in the third quarter worth $37,000.

UBS Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting UBS Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS AG Singapore Branch is acting as stabilising manager for Foundation Healthcare Holdings’ share offering/IPO, a fee-generating capital markets assignment that highlights UBS’s ongoing deal activity in Asia. UBS Conducts Stabilising Purchases for Foundation Healthcare Share Offering
• Positive Sentiment: UBS Group received an average brokerage rating of “Hold”, which is neutral-to-stable and suggests Wall Street is not turning more negative on the stock. UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages
• Neutral Sentiment: One article revisited UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri’s bullish call on Micron, where he sees major AI-memory upside and a potential historic buyback program; this reflects UBS’s influence on market-moving research, but it is not directly about UBS’s own earnings or fundamentals. Micron (MU) Could Buy Back Over 40% of Its Stock by 2028, Says 5-Star Analyst Timothy Arcuri
• Neutral Sentiment: Tom Hayes’ comments about UBS’s “Project Chocolate” probe keep past legal/rates-fixing issues in the background, but the story appears to be more of a historical controversy than a fresh financial catalyst. Tom Hayes says UBS’s ‘Project Chocolate’ probe shows he was targeted from outset

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on UBS shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of UBS Group from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.30.

UBS Group Price Performance

Shares of UBS Group stock opened at $52.35 on Wednesday. UBS Group AG has a one year low of $35.94 and a one year high of $55.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $49.33 and its 200 day moving average is $45.08. The stock has a market cap of $163.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 0.85.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. UBS Group had a return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 12.66%.The business had revenue of $13.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.16 billion. Sell-side analysts anticipate that UBS Group AG will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

UBS Group Company Profile

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.