Erste Group Bank Boosts Earnings Estimates for UBS Group

UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of UBS Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 25th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the bank will earn $3.43 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.36. The consensus estimate for UBS Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for UBS Group’s FY2027 earnings at $4.10 EPS.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. UBS Group had a net margin of 12.66% and a return on equity of 10.05%. The company had revenue of $13.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.16 billion.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of UBS Group from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of UBS Group from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UBS Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.30.

UBS Group Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE UBS opened at $49.57 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The firm has a market cap of $154.85 billion, a PE ratio of 17.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.34. UBS Group has a 12-month low of $33.48 and a 12-month high of $51.24.

Institutional Trading of UBS Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of UBS Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,889,413,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in UBS Group by 254.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 63,671,310 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,601,589,000 after acquiring an additional 45,731,061 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP lifted its position in shares of UBS Group by 407.5% during the third quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 13,096,560 shares of the bank’s stock worth $534,852,000 after acquiring an additional 10,516,148 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd bought a new position in UBS Group in the 4th quarter worth about $411,917,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of UBS Group by 248.7% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 9,325,276 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $380,782,000 after acquiring an additional 6,650,862 shares during the period.

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.