Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Buy" from the five brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DB shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital International Investors increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 87,660,818 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,510,097,000 after acquiring an additional 7,558,488 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $773,016,000. Amundi grew its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 39,176,325 shares of the bank's stock valued at $678,926,000 after buying an additional 7,484,594 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 15,034,039 shares of the bank's stock worth $258,903,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369,480 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 199.8% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,931,689 shares of the bank's stock worth $222,715,000 after acquiring an additional 8,617,662 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.90% of the company's stock.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of DB stock traded up $0.49 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $25.69. The stock had a trading volume of 2,554,340 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,282,058. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.17 billion, a PE ratio of 18.48 and a beta of 1.03. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a 52-week low of $13.70 and a 52-week high of $25.71. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $22.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.63.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.27). Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 3.90%. Equities analysts expect that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th will be paid a $0.5122 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This is an increase from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's previous annual dividend of $0.33. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.18%.

About Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation, provides corporate and investment banking, and asset management products and services to private individuals, corporate entities, and institutional clients in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific.