Erste Group Bank Has Bearish Outlook for DB FY2026 Earnings

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $3.87 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.89. The consensus estimate for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s current full-year earnings is $4.05 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Oddo Bhf raised Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen cut Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Stock Down 1.7%

NYSE DB opened at $31.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a 52 week low of $26.62 and a 52 week high of $40.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $31.42 and a 200-day moving average of $35.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.94.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The bank reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $10.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DB. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 15.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 126,101 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,005,000 after acquiring an additional 17,262 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the first quarter valued at about $795,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the second quarter valued at about $413,000. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 4.5% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 27,750 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $813,000 after acquiring an additional 1,187 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft by 24.1% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 528,327 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $15,620,000 after acquiring an additional 102,754 shares during the period. 27.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.