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

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

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in UBS. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of UBS Group by 61.8% in the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,340 shares of the bank’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of UBS Group by 91.2% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,543 shares of the bank’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 736 shares in the last quarter. Naples Money Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of UBS Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of UBS Group by 118.5% in the third quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,868 shares of the bank’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter.

UBS Group Stock Up 1.3 %

UBS traded up $0.35 on Friday, reaching $27.17. 2,124,016 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,662,705. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $29.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.35. UBS Group AG has a 52-week low of $18.71 and a 52-week high of $32.13.

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

UBS Group Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on UBS. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of UBS Group from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Citigroup downgraded shares of UBS Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Societe Generale raised shares of UBS Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of UBS Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UBS Group presently has an average 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.