Traders Purchase High Volume of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Put Options (NYSE:DB)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders purchased 10,603 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 426% compared to the typical daily volume of 2,017 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DB. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 87,660,818 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,510,097,000 after purchasing an additional 7,558,488 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $773,016,000. Amundi increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 23.6% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 39,176,325 shares of the bank’s stock worth $678,926,000 after purchasing an additional 7,484,594 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 15,034,039 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $258,903,000 after purchasing an additional 2,369,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 199.8% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,931,689 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $222,715,000 after buying an additional 8,617,662 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on DB. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Shares of DB traded down $0.58 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $21.01. 5,802,544 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,640,739. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.69. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a twelve month low of $13.57 and a twelve month high of $22.14. The company has a market cap of $41.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.11 and a beta of 1.22.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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, sell-side analysts expect that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s dividend payout ratio 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.