The stock of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) increased by $0.35 on Monday to finish at $24.93, up 1.42 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 3,582,020 shares of common stock traded. 23 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $6.26. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 2,947,335, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,558,974.
UBS stock appreciated 11.99% since last month. On 08/03/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $21.34. The stock touched a high of $25.02 on 08/28/23, after rallying from a low of $13.62 in 52 weeks. The price of UBS stock has risen by 35.26% or $6.26 this year, reaching a new high 23 times. Still, the stock price is down -0.36% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
UBS Group AG (UBS) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.74. Beta for the stock is 1.08. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 5.50, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.35.
Company paid $0.1790 per share in dividends, a decrease of -64.2% from $0.50 last year. A $0.3210 dividend decrease was reported on Tuesday January 31 2023.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 is 2.99, and the total debt to equity ratio is 2.99. UBS Group AG’s operating margin stood at 39.10% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $6.62 billion and revenue of $11.78 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. UBS’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.60%. There was a 1.60% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 11.50%.
Earnings Surprise
According to UBS Group AG’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended March 30. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. It was predicted that UBS Group AG’s quarterly earnings would be $0.32, but it ended up being $0.54, beating the consensus by -40.70%. At the end of UBS Group AG’s most recent quarter ended March 30, its total debt was $346.12 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at UBS Group AG’s (UBS) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 28 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 85.11%, suggesting the stock is Overbought, with a 12.67% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 90.81% and 91.89% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.46. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 96.77%, the RSI (14) reading is 80.30%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.72, and the 14-day reading is at 1.11.
Analyst Ratings
Analysts have assigned UBS Group AG (UBS) an Overweight rating. UBS is a stock that is recommended for selling by 3 brokerage firms, while 7 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 10 others recommend it as a buy.
What is UBS’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $18.27 and $30.72, with a median target price of $24.22. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for UBS Group AG (UBS) is $25.14.
