Deutsche Bank AG (DB): Today's Featured Banking Laggard

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Deutsche Bank (DB) pushed the Banking industry lower today making it today's featured Banking laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Deutsche Bank fell 59 cents (-1.2%) to $48.61 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.5 million shares of Deutsche Bank exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $48.26-$49.03 after having opened the day at $48.40 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $49.20. Other companies within the Banking industry that declined today were: Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (RBPAA), down 6.7%, First Capital Bancorp (FCVA), down 6.3%, Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), down 6%, and Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), down 5.7%.

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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft provides investment, financial, and related products and services. Deutsche Bank has a market cap of $45.78 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 11.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Deutsche Bank a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Deutsche Bank as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, Village Bank and Trust Financial Corporatio (VBFC), up 15.8%, Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), up 14.6%, Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC), up 10.6%, and Porter Bancorp (PBIB), up 8.6%, were all gainers within the banking industry with Comerica (CMA) being today's featured banking industry leader.

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