10 Hottest Mega-Cap Stocks So Far in 2025

7. 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.