Erste Group Bank Issues Optimistic Forecast for DB Earnings

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report released on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $3.79 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.78. The consensus estimate for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s FY2027 earnings at $4.29 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays lowered shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.00.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Shares of DB opened at $34.68 on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a 1 year low of $28.12 and a 1 year high of $40.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.27 billion, a PE ratio of 9.55, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.12.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The bank reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $10.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.85 billion. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 7.69% and a net margin of 10.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DB. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 51.6% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 814 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 178.0% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,376 shares of the bank’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 3rd quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the 1st quarter valued at about $64,000. 27.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.