With 1.89 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.72 million shares. The 52-week range on UBS shows that it touched its highest point at $35.84 and its lowest point at $26.00 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $34.95. With its current market cap of 106.79 billion, UBS has annualized dividend of $0.35 while the current yield stands at 1.04%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.15.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of UBS was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 1.48%, but this was down by -4.50% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 5.98% while six-month performance rose 10.05%. The stock gained 22.79% in the past year, while it has gained 10.55% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for UBS yields 1.52 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.09. For the next quarter, that number is 0.54. This implies an EPS growth rate of 37.24% for this year and 47.99% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 37.49% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 5.29%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 3.19 billion UBS shares are outstanding with a float of 2.95 billion shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for UBS since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $1.72822 being high and $1.63944 being low. For UBS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $1.68494. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0 and the low estimate is $0. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.
