Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) Stock Position Raised by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Free Report) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 897,108 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 38,486 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft were worth $15,296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 143,505 shares of the bank's stock valued at $2,484,000 after purchasing an additional 20,478 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 77.2% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 98,381 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,703,000 after buying an additional 42,860 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 13.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,647,327 shares of the bank's stock worth $28,419,000 after buying an additional 198,404 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the third quarter valued at $273,000. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 3rd quarter valued at $735,000. 27.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Shares of DB stock traded down $2.45 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.44. The stock had a trading volume of 7,213,160 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,243,701. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.70 and a beta of 1.03. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a twelve month low of $13.70 and a twelve month high of $25.33.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.16 earnings per share 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 analysts forecast that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 is a boost from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's previous annual dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's dividend payout ratio is presently 15.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has an average rating of "Buy".

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.