Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) Lowered to “Strong Sell” Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research cut shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research note published on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

DB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Oddo Bhf upgraded shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.00.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft stock opened at $36.99 on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a fifty-two week low of $28.12 and a fifty-two week high of $40.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $34.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.92.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The bank reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.25). Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 11.53%.The company had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.30 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 3.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DB. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,756 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 2,943 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 160,989 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,435,000 after purchasing an additional 11,530 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 51.6% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 814 shares of the bank’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 2.8% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 22,407 shares of the bank’s stock worth $756,000 after buying an additional 612 shares during the period. Finally, Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg raised its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 7.9% during the first quarter. Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg now owns 539,121 shares of the bank’s stock worth $15,520,000 after buying an additional 39,493 shares during the last quarter. 27.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter pretax profit increased 11% year over year and overall profit rose about 10%, exceeding expectations despite higher expenses. Strength in global investment banking, particularly fixed-income trading, was the primary driver. Reuters report on Deutsche Bank second-quarter profit
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue reached $9.68 billion, above the $9.30 billion consensus estimate, reflecting broad-based growth. Fixed-income trading revenue reportedly jumped 16%, outperforming many U.S. peers. Financial Post report on Deutsche Bank trading revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank announced a fresh €500 million share-buyback program. Buybacks can support per-share earnings and signal management confidence in the bank’s capital position. Wall Street Journal report on Deutsche Bank buyback
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s revenue outlook of approximately $38.6 billion is above the $38.1 billion consensus, while management expressed confidence in its medium-term growth and profitability targets.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management highlighted Deutsche Bank as a potential European alternative for financing and advising artificial-intelligence transactions, but the opportunity is longer term and has yet to translate into measurable results. CNBC interview with Deutsche Bank CFO
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly EPS was $0.66, below the $0.91 analyst consensus, despite rising from $0.54 a year earlier. Higher operating costs and provisions reduced the benefit of revenue growth. Zacks report on Deutsche Bank earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Erste Group Bank modestly lowered its EPS forecasts to $3.74 for fiscal 2026 and $4.27 for fiscal 2027, suggesting expectations for profit growth have softened. Both estimates remain below the longer-term earnings outlook implied by some market forecasts.

About Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1870 to support German foreign trade, the firm has grown into a full-service bank offering a wide range of banking, advisory and transaction services to corporate, institutional, and private clients. Over its history the bank has expanded internationally and developed capabilities across capital markets, investment banking, retail and commercial banking, and wealth management.

The bank’s core business activities include corporate and investment banking—covering financing, advisory, sales and trading, and capital markets services—along with private & commercial banking for individual and small-to-medium enterprise clients.