DNB Bank ASA (DNBBY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DNB Bank ASA is a Norway-based financial services group and the country’s largest bank. The company provides banking and financial products to individual customers, small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, and public-sector organizations.

Its activities include personal and business banking, lending, deposits, payment services, savings and investment products, asset management, insurance, and pension services. DNB also offers corporate finance, investment banking, securities, and other capital-markets services. The group has particular expertise in industries important to the Norwegian economy, including shipping, energy, seafood, and offshore businesses.

DNB traces its roots to the establishment of Christiania Sparebank in 1822 and assumed its current name following the 2003 merger of DnB and Gjensidige NOR. The group is headquartered in Oslo and primarily serves customers in Norway, while also maintaining international operations and offices supporting its corporate and institutional businesses. DNB Bank ASA is led by Chief Executive Officer Kjerstin Braathen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.10 to $32.31
• 50-Day Range: $30.91 to $34.70
• 52-Week Range: $25.26 to $34.78
• Volume: 42,502 shs
• Average Volume: 35,796 shs
• Market Capitalization: $50.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.54
• Dividend Yield: 4.39%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

DNB Bank ASA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DNB Bank ASA scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

DNB Bank ASA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DNB Bank ASA has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for DNB Bank ASA are expected to grow by 4.51% in the coming year, from $2.88 to $3.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DNB Bank ASA is 11.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DNB Bank ASA is 11.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

DNB Bank ASA has a PEG Ratio of 9.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DNB Bank ASA has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of DNB Bank ASA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DNB Bank ASA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DNB Bank ASA has recently increased by 311.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

DNB Bank ASA is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DNB Bank ASA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DNB Bank ASA is 50.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, DNB Bank ASA will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.18% next year. This indicates that DNB Bank ASA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

DNB Bank ASA has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for DNB Bank ASA this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DNB Bank ASA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

DNB Bank ASA has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/14/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:DNBBY
• CIK: 1498632
• Web: www.dnb.no
• Phone: 47 91 50 48 00
• Fax: 47-2402-5300
• Employees: 11,649
• Year Founded: 1822

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.22
• P/E Growth: 9.12
• Net Income: $4.20 billion
• Net Margins: 21.34%
• Pretax Margin: 27.80%
• Return on Equity: 13.97%
• Return on Assets: 1.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.51
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.62
• Cash Flow: $2.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.81
• Book Value: $19.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,550,360,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $50.09 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.70