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Julius Baer Gruppe AG BAER

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CHF 52.10 −0.22 (0.42%)
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Julius Baer Is a Unique Pure-Play Wealth Manager

The strong secular trend where very wealthy individuals grow their wealth ahead of the growth in global GDP is set to remain in place. The demand for bespoke financial planning and wealth management services will continue to be strong. However, we anticipate that fee margins will remain under pressure as competition increases with many financial services firms expanding their presence in the wealth management market.

Price vs Fair Value

BAER is trading at a 346% premium.
Price
CHF 52.10
Fair Value
CHF 93.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
CHF 581.94
5-Star Price
CHF 56.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Julius Baer is a classic advice-driven private bank. Its advisors are completely independent and able to offer clients the investment products that best serve the the clients' needs.

Bears

Wealth management is becoming a crowded space with multiple new entrants that are putting pressure on margins.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
CHF 52.32
Day Range
CHF 51.7652.62
52-Week Range
CHF 42.9863.40
Bid/Ask
CHF 51.80 / CHF 52.62
Market Cap
CHF 10.67 Bil
Volume/Avg
320,605 / 577,334

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.01
Price/Sales
2.77
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
4.99%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
4.99%
Total Yield
7.16%

Company Profile

Julius Baer was founded in 1890 and expanded significantly in 2005 when it acquired three Swiss private banks and Global Asset Management from its far larger Swiss rival, UBS. In 2009, Baer spun off GAM as a separately listed firm. The acquisition of Merrill Lynch's wealth management operations outside of the U.S. in 2012 increased Baer's assets under management by 40% and increased its footprint outside of Europe. Julius Baer is currently the largest pure-play private bank in Switzerland and the third-largest Swiss private bank. Baer provides private banking services principally to individuals in Switzerland and Europe and increasingly in Asia and other emerging markets.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Stock Style Box
Mid Growth
Total Number of Employees
7,425

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
BAER
AMUN
DWS
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.0110.559.67
Price/Book Value
1.731.150.88
Price/Sales
2.772.341.58
Price/Cash Flow
8.4610.1213.22
Price/Earnings
BAER
AMUN
DWS

Financial Strength

Metric
BAER
AMUN
DWS
Quick Ratio
0.780.70
Current Ratio
2.040.70
Interest Coverage
14.43
Quick Ratio
BAER
AMUN
DWS

Profitability

Metric
BAER
AMUN
DWS
Return on Assets (Normalized)
0.47%3.73%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
7.57%11.07%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.54%
Return on Assets
BAER
AMUN
DWS
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