111 Capital Sells 153,803 Shares of UBS Group AG $UBS

111 Capital decreased its stake in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) by 95.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,890 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 153,803 shares during the quarter. 111 Capital’s holdings in UBS Group were worth $281,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of UBS Group during the second quarter valued at $4,878,061,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in UBS Group by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 137,347,438 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,646,903,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,426 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in UBS Group by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 77,353,590 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,171,497,000 after purchasing an additional 13,417,945 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in UBS Group by 4.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 61,168,437 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,507,906,000 after buying an additional 2,744,348 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cevian Capital II GP LTD lifted its stake in shares of UBS Group by 9.9% in the second quarter. Cevian Capital II GP LTD now owns 48,117,675 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,627,340,000 after buying an additional 4,330,274 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UBS has been the subject of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research downgraded UBS Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of UBS Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded UBS Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $60.30 in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.30.

Key Stories Impacting UBS Group

Here are the key news stories impacting UBS Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS’s recent quarterly beat and healthy metrics underpin investor confidence—Q4 EPS and revenue topped expectations and revenue growth plus solid ROE/net margin signal improving profitability and support for valuation. UBS Q4 results and metrics
• Positive Sentiment: UBS Chief Investment Office projects a broad commodities rally (metals-led) amid Iran-related geopolitical risk; a stronger commodities outlook can boost trading and CIO-driven flows for the bank. UBS forecasts broad commodities rally
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS research continuing active coverage: the firm reiterated a Buy on ON Holding (ONON) with a strong $85 target, showing UBS analysts are bullish on some retail names—this supports fee and research franchise credibility. ON Holding growth story intact says UBS analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS-hosted events and conferences (e.g., UBS Global Consumer & Retail conference where companies present) keep underwriting and advisory pipelines active—these are routine revenue drivers for investment banks. CITITRENDS to Present at the UBS 2026 Global Consumer and Retail Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS analysts remain visible in markets (e.g., coverage/comments on Micron, Indie Semiconductor, IG Group upgrades and energy names like Cheniere), which supports the firm’s retail/institutional research franchise and recurring fees. 10 Most Promising Canadian Stocks According to Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Branding and sponsorship activity (Primo Cup‑UBS Trophy sailing event) and regional outreach (UBS participating in Singapore gold hub discussions) are positive for client relationships and wealth-management visibility but have limited immediate P&L impact. Sailing: the 42nd Primo Cup-UBS Trophy gets under way
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/political friction: the Financial Times / Reuters report that Swiss lawmakers told UBS to tone down lobbying and reduce CEO Sergio Ermotti’s profile in a dispute over capital reforms is a reputational and political risk; heightened scrutiny or strained government relations could pressure the stock. UBS told to tone down lobbying in dispute with Swiss government, FT reports

UBS Group Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of UBS stock opened at $39.77 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $124.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.85, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.14. UBS Group AG has a 1 year low of $25.75 and a 1 year high of $49.36. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.96.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.12. UBS Group had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 10.88%.The company had revenue of $12.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. UBS Group’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that UBS Group AG will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current year.

UBS Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 22nd.

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.