Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) Shares Sold by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Free Report) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 79,034,502 shares of the bank's stock after selling 209,986 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 3.97% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft worth $1,363,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 29,435 shares of the bank's stock worth $502,000 after buying an additional 5,237 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 897,108 shares of the bank's stock valued at $15,296,000 after purchasing an additional 38,486 shares during the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 357,371 shares of the bank's stock valued at $6,093,000 after purchasing an additional 24,412 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,930,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 36,781 shares of the bank's stock worth $627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378 shares during the period. 27.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on DB shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft presently has an average rating of "Buy".

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Price Performance

Shares of DB stock traded down $0.26 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $23.71. 1,994,783 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,230,434. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $21.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.74. The firm has a market cap of $47.22 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.23. 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 1-year low of $13.70 and a 1-year high of $25.33.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB - Get Free Report) 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 return on equity of 3.90% and a net margin of 4.66%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

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

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.