Henry James International Management Inc. Has $13.96 Million Stock Holdings in UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS)

Henry James International Management Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 451,778 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,413 shares during the quarter. UBS Group makes up approximately 5.2% of Henry James International Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Henry James International Management Inc.’s holdings in UBS Group were worth $13,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Syntal Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UBS Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $515,000. NatWest Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 43.1% in the 4th quarter. NatWest Group plc now owns 74,947 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,316,000 after buying an additional 22,562 shares during the last quarter. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. now owns 1,155,312 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $35,699,000 after buying an additional 78,067 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 64,633 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,593,000 after buying an additional 7,903 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of UBS Group by 6,797.0% in the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 4,635,670 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $143,567,000 after buying an additional 4,568,457 shares during the last quarter.

UBS Group Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of UBS traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $27.17. 2,124,016 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,662,705. UBS Group AG has a twelve month low of $18.71 and a twelve month high of $32.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.35.

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The bank reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.18). UBS Group had a return on equity of 7.56% and a net margin of 43.70%. The firm had revenue of $10.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.50 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that UBS Group AG will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

UBS Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd were given a $0.228 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.82%. This is a boost from UBS Group’s previous annual dividend of $0.18. UBS Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.56%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on UBS. BNP Paribas downgraded UBS Group from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised UBS Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 8th. Citigroup downgraded UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Societe Generale raised UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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.