Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB) Competitors

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) and Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DB or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada received 5 more outperform votes than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.07% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote while only 51.70% of users gave Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Outperform Votes 805 51.70%	Underperform Votes 752 48.30%
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 810 54.07%	Underperform Votes 688 45.93%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DB or RY?

27.9% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DB or RY?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 4 more articles in the media than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 22 mentions for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. Royal Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's score of 0.65 indicating that Royal Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Bank of Canada	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DB or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. Royal Bank of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	$29.49B	1.58	$3.64B	$1.39	16.82
Royal Bank of Canada	$60.46B	2.60	$11.92B	$8.90	12.50

Is DB or RY a better dividend stock?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.2110 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Bank of Canada has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Royal Bank of Canada is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer DB or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada has a consensus target price of $156.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.65%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is DB or RY more profitable?

Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's net margin of 4.66%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.26% beat Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	4.66%	3.90%	0.22%
Royal Bank of Canada	12.08%	15.26%	0.84%

Which has more risk and volatility, DB or RY?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.