Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 2,499 Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 78,810 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,499 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in UBS Group were worth $2,390,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in UBS Group by 3.9% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 9,278 shares of the bank’s stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 346 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its position in UBS Group by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 2,624 shares of the bank’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in UBS Group by 3.2% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 12,813 shares of the bank’s stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of UBS Group by 0.7% during the third quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 60,705 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,876,000 after buying an additional 438 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of UBS Group by 41.6% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on UBS shares. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

UBS Group Stock Down 0.1 %

UBS stock opened at $35.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $114.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.67 and a beta of 1.15. UBS Group AG has a 12 month low of $26.00 and a 12 month high of $35.84. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.87, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The bank reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.15. UBS Group had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 4.69%. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.24) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that UBS Group AG will post 1.53 earnings per share for the current year.

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.