Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB) Competitors

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, DB or MUFG?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DB or MUFG?

In the previous week, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had 13 more articles in the media than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and 7 mentions for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's score of 0.12 indicating that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend DB or MUFG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DB or MUFG?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft received 575 more outperform votes than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.92% of users gave Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group an outperform vote while only 51.63% of users gave Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Outperform Votes 761 51.63%	Underperform Votes 713 48.37%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Outperform Votes 186 63.92%	Underperform Votes 105 36.08%

Is DB or MUFG more profitable?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's net margin of 6.40%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's return on equity of 8.86% beat Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	6.40%	5.35%	0.31%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	13.89%	8.86%	0.46%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DB or MUFG?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, 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	1.19	$6.85B	$1.95	8.68
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	$6.55T	0.02	$10.29B	$1.02	11.16

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DB or MUFG?

27.9% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DB or MUFG a better dividend stock?

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.2110 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays out 25.5% 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.

Summary

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group beats Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.