Danske Bank (DNKEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Danske Bank A/S is a Danish financial services group that provides banking and related financial products to personal, business and institutional customers. Its offerings include deposit accounts, consumer and commercial lending, payment services, cards, investment products, wealth management and corporate finance.

The bank also provides mortgage financing in Denmark through Realkredit Danmark, its mortgage subsidiary. For business and institutional clients, Danske Bank offers transaction banking, cash management, capital markets, investment banking and asset management services.

Founded in 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank, the company has developed into one of the largest banks in Denmark, with a broader Nordic focus. It serves customers primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, while also maintaining selected activities in the United Kingdom and other international financial markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.13 to $28.55
• 50-Day Range: $27.20 to $29.46
• 52-Week Range: $20.81 to $29.65
• Volume: 67,127 shs
• Average Volume: 22,786 shs
• Market Capitalization: $45.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.46
• Dividend Yield: 5.58%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Danske Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Danske Bank scored higher than 83% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Danske Bank has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Danske Bank has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Danske Bank are expected to grow by 7.36% in the coming year, from $2.31 to $2.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Danske Bank is 12.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Danske Bank is 12.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Danske Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. 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 Danske Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Danske Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Danske Bank has recently increased by 229.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Danske Bank is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.43%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Danske Bank is 69.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Danske Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.31% next year. This indicates that Danske Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Danske Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.58. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Danske Bank 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, Danske Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Danske Bank has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/17/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:DNKEY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.danskebank.com
• Phone: (453) 344-0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19,709
• Year Founded: 1871

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.19
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.49 billion
• Net Margins: 40.85%
• Pretax Margin: 54.48%
• Return on Equity: 13.80%
• Return on Assets: 0.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.09
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.34
• Cash Flow: $2.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.79
• Book Value: $16.42 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,631,631,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $45.93 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.62