UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) is -1.56% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $26.00 and a high of $33.34 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The UBS stock was last observed hovering at around $31.40 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -1.38%.
Currently trading at $30.02, the stock is -5.99% and -6.19% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.67 million and changing -4.39% at the moment leaves the stock -1.50% off its SMA200. UBS registered 4.17% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of -3.78%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $32.0244 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $30.5473.
The stock witnessed a -5.80% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -1.25%, and is -6.71% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.54% over the week and 1.14% over the month.
UBS Group AG (UBS) has around 112842 employees, a market worth around $95.64B and $87.71B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 35.17 and Fwd P/E is 13.90. Profit margin for the company is 3.34%. Distance from 52-week low is 15.44% and -9.96% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (0.69%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 404.89% this year
The shares outstanding are 3.19B, and float is at 2.95B with Short Float at 0.32%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is NORGES BANK with over 168.29 million shares valued at $4.95 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 5.2504 of the UBS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is UBS GROUP AG with 156.59 million shares valued at $4.63 billion to account for 4.8855 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are VANGUARD GROUP INC which holds 124.94 million shares representing 3.8981 and valued at over $3.69 billion, while MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ holds 3.0613 of the shares totaling 98.12 million with a market value of $2.9 billion.
UBS Group AG (UBS) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by UBS Group AG, the company’s 10% Owner. SEC filings show that UBS Group AG bought 3,715 shares of the company’s common stock on Aug 27 ’24 at a price of $0.55 per share for a total of $2052.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 0.15 million shares.
UBS Group AG disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Jul 08 ’24 that UBS Group AG (10% Owner) bought a total of 105 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Jul 08 ’24 and was made at $4.53 per share for $476.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 25379.0 shares of the UBS stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Jul 05 ’24, UBS Group AG (10% Owner) acquired 3 shares at an average price of $4.40 for $13.0. The insider now directly holds 26,133 shares of UBS Group AG (UBS).
