Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) Short Interest Update

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,260,000 shares, a decrease of 18.5% from the February 28th total of 10,140,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 21.3% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,412 shares of the bank’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $240,000. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ bought a new stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 4th quarter valued at $11,054,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 64.1% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 609,613 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 238,122 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 1,908,089 shares of the bank’s stock worth $32,815,000 after acquiring an additional 259,930 shares during the period. 27.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

NYSE DB opened at $24.34 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $21.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.89. 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 1.23.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. Analysts predict that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.5122 per share. This is a positive change from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s previous annual dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s payout ratio is presently 15.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report on Friday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has an average rating of “Buy”.

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.