We recently published a list of 10 Hottest Mega-Cap Stocks So Far in 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) stands against other hottest mega-cap stocks so far in 2025.

Many mega-cap stocks have started 2025 with a bang and we’ll be taking a closer look into each of them to learn why they’ve performed so well already.

If you skim the trends in the past two years, it should be clear that it’s worthwhile to look into mega-cap stocks that have gained a lot already. Investors who defied the conventional wisdom and doubled down on the mega-cap stocks last year have outperformed the benchmark index by a wide margin.

We used a stock screener and sorted public companies — those tagged by the screener as trading in the U.S. — with a market capitalization above $100 billion by their year-to-date (YTD) gains.

Will lightning strike again this year and take these stocks even higher by the end of 2025? It’s not rational to paint all these companies with the same brush, so let’s dive into the nitty gritty of each mega-cap stock in this list.

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UBS Group (UBS)

• YTD Total Return: 7.32%

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) is a Swiss financial services company. It is the world’s largest wealth manager. The stock has been among the best mega-cap performers in the post-pandemic era and has consistently delivered returns.

The Credit Suisse acquisition has played out much better than expected for the company. UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) managed to achieve $6 billion in annualized cost savings by mid-2024 and that number should be $7 billion by the end of 2024. That’s over half of its $13 billion target by 2026 and we’re looking at profitability booming as Credit Suisse has mostly been stabilized. Q3 net profit reached $1.425 billion.

According to SimplyWall.St, UBS’s earnings per share (EPS) is forecast to expand by around 27.6% per year, with revenue projected to grow by roughly 1–2% on average over the next three years.

Overall, UBS ranks 7th on our list of hottest mega-cap stocks so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of UBS as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame.If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than UBS but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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