Deutsche_Bank_(NYSE:DB)_May_29_2018Deutsche Bank is one of the largest banks in the world by assets. Along with DB’s home market of Germany, it has a presence in more than 50 countries around the world stretching from the Americas (North and South), Asia-Pacific, Central /Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The bank has three primary business segments:
1) Private & Commercial Banking
2) Asset Management
3) Corporate and Investment Banking
Since 2014, the stock has been in a downtrend due to a variety of issues (As per Wikipedia, since 2016 the bank has been involved in some 7800 legal disputes). These controversies range from tax evasion, market rigging, money laundering and sanctions violations.
However, I believe the price has dropped to levels that make it extremely attractive for long term value investors. Yes, there are certainly concerns of declining revenue, flight of key human resources and more potential fines; however if there is one lesson from history that stock investors should take note off is “Buy Low and Sell High”.
The price has dropped below key support levels and reached all time lows. The 20 day and 50 day moving averages indicate a downtrend while the AD indicator indicates an uptrend which usually occurs when the trend is poised for a reversal. However, this should to be confirmed by price action.
For contrarian investors, I believe this is an excellent price to buy into the stock. For more risk averse investors, you want to wait till there is a confirmation from the price action such as the price crosses the Moving Average and the slope of the average is positive.
