Natixis Advisors LLC Has $158.81 Million Stake in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) by 0.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,237,829 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 29,916 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in UBS Group were worth $158,811,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in UBS Group during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of UBS Group by 41.6% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the period.

UBS Group Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of UBS Group stock opened at $32.79 on Friday. UBS Group AG has a 12-month low of $26.01 and a 12-month high of $35.84. The company has a market cap of $105.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $33.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.03.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.08). UBS Group had a net margin of 6.93% and a return on equity of 5.93%. The business had revenue of $11.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.09) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

UBS Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a yield of 2.1%. This is a positive change from UBS Group’s previous annual dividend of $0.23. UBS Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.08%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on UBS shares. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded 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 report on Friday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of UBS Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About UBS Group

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.