Capital International Investors Has $1.51 Billion Holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB)

Capital International Investors grew its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Free Report) by 9.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 87,660,818 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 7,558,488 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned 4.40% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft worth $1,510,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 1,270.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,043 shares of the bank's stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 3,748 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $86,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 218.4% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,278 shares of the bank's stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 4,992 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.90% of the company's stock.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft stock traded up $1.00 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.27. 2,684,554 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,302,890. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a fifty-two week low of $13.70 and a fifty-two week high of $25.33. The stock has a market cap of $48.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.27). Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 3.90% and a net margin of 4.66%. On average, research analysts expect that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th will be given a $0.5122 dividend. This is an increase 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, March 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Friday, March 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently 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.