Investors Buy High Volume of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Call Options (NYSE:DB)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 15,455 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 547% compared to the typical volume of 2,389 call options.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Shares of DB stock traded up $0.06 on Thursday, reaching $23.94. The stock had a trading volume of 6,750,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,008,991. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.74. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a 1 year low of $13.70 and a 1 year high of $24.44. The stock has a market cap of $47.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.23 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.77.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 3.90%. Equities research analysts expect that Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DB. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 46,587 shares of the bank’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 366,755 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,349,000 after buying an additional 27,144 shares in the last quarter. M&G PLC bought a new position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $10,354,000. Fiera Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 124.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 127,101 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,200,000 after acquiring an additional 70,425 shares during the period. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 166,809 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,887,000 after acquiring an additional 37,904 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.90% of the company’s stock.

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.