Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB) Competitors

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) and Aegon (NYSE:AEG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer DB or AEG?

In the previous week, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had 11 more articles in the media than Aegon. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and 7 mentions for Aegon. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Aegon's score of 0.56 indicating that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aegon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DB or AEG?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than Aegon. Aegon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	$31.05B	2.32	$4.70B	$2.63	13.77
Aegon	$10.65B	1.44	$744.48M	$0.96	7.97

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DB or AEG?

27.9% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aegon shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend DB or AEG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Aegon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is DB or AEG more profitable?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a net margin of 7.67% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's return on equity of 6.01% beat Aegon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	7.67%	6.01%	0.35%
Aegon	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, DB or AEG?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aegon has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DB or AEG a better dividend stock?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.2110 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Aegon pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aegon pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft beats Aegon on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.