UBS Group AG UBS reported first-quarter 2017 pre-tax operating profit of CHF 1.93 billion ($1.92 billion) on an adjusted basis, up 40.9% from the prior-year quarter. Click to get this free report UBS AG (UBS): Free Stock Analysis Report Barclays PLC (BCS): Free Stock Analysis Report Deutsche Bank AG (DB): Free Stock Analysis Report HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Absence of credit relating to the 2015 U.K. bank levy, inflation and continued investment in regulatory and growth efforts were partly offset by the impact of cost-saving initiatives.