Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:DB)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 15,455 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 547% compared to the average daily volume of 2,389 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on DB. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DB. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 87,660,818 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,510,097,000 after purchasing an additional 7,558,488 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 4th quarter valued at $773,016,000. Amundi lifted its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 23.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 39,176,325 shares of the bank’s stock worth $678,926,000 after buying an additional 7,484,594 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 15,034,039 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $258,903,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 199.8% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,931,689 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $222,715,000 after acquiring an additional 8,617,662 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.90% of the company’s stock.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Price Performance

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $23.94. 6,750,227 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,008,991. The stock has a market cap of $47.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.23 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $19.34 and its 200-day moving average is $17.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a 12 month low of $13.70 and a 12 month high of $24.44.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last posted 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

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

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile

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.