Momentum Is Strong For UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS)

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. After-hours trades for UBS Group AG (UBS) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.25, or -1.24%, to $19.94. The UBS Group AG has recorded 497 volume in the after hours trading session. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Nine UBS advisors in Florida named to Barron’s Top 1200 Financial Advisors list.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Banks – Diversified industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $20.19 and fluctuated between $20.21 as its day high and $20.05 as its day low. The current market capitalization of UBS Group AG is $67.15B. A total of 2.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.40M shares.

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, UBS has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 110,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 5 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 893,245.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. UBS Group AG pays an annual dividend of $0.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.32. UBS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/12/2023 when it declared a $0.1790 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/14/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 4/14/2022 with an ex-dividend date of 4/12/2022. The UBS stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for UBS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $23.79 with high estimates of $33.51 and low estimates of $18.41. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UBS has a high of $22.15 and a low of $13.62.

As of this writing, UBS has an earnings estimate of $0.44 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 1 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.44 per share and a lower estimate of $0.44. The company reported an EPS of $0.5 in the last quarter, which was 31.60% higher than expectations of $0.38.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $18.47, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $61.00B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UBS is Buy with a score of 3.33.