Capital International Sarl Increases Holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB)

Capital International Sarl increased its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Free Report) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,360,891 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 74,616 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl owned 0.07% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft worth $23,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DB. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 4th quarter worth $773,016,000. Amundi increased its holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 23.6% in the 4th 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 period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 18.7% during the 4th 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 period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 199.8% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,931,689 shares of the bank's stock worth $222,715,000 after acquiring an additional 8,617,662 shares during the period. Finally, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 72.3% during the fourth quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 5,400,467 shares of the bank's stock valued at $93,054,000 after purchasing an additional 2,266,996 shares during the period. 27.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DB has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a 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. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Price Performance

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft stock traded up $1.00 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $24.27. The company had a trading volume of 2,684,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,302,890. 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 has a 12-month low of $13.70 and a 12-month high of $25.33. The company has a market capitalization of $48.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 1.03. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $22.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.42.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 anticipate that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 EPS 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 an increase from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's previous annual dividend of $0.33. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.