Head-To-Head Comparison: Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) and Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bakkt, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	1	4	10	1	2.69
Bakkt	1	0	1	0	2.00

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.25%. Bakkt has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 179.39%. Given Bakkt’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bakkt is more favorable than Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.

Risk & Volatility

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkt has a beta of 4.7, indicating that its share price is 370% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.9% of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Bakkt shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bakkt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	11.59%	8.63%	0.48%
Bakkt	-2.78%	-41.11%	-30.36%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and Bakkt”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	$68.84 billion	0.98	$7.47 billion	$3.86	9.04
Bakkt	$2.34 billion	0.08	-$107.21 million	$0.45	9.54

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkt. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkt, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft beats Bakkt on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It operates through Corporate Bank, Investment Bank, Private Bank, and Asset Management segments. The Corporate Bank segment offers cash management, trade finance and lending, trust and agency, and securities services, as well as risk management solutions. The Investment Bank segment provides debt origination, merger and acquisitions, foreign exchange, and equity advisory and origination platform services. The Private Bank segment offers payment and account services, and credit and deposit products, as well as investment advice products, such as environmental, social, and governance products. This segment also provides banking, wealth management, other financial, and postal and parcel services; and supports in planning, managing and investing wealth, financing personal and business interests, and servicing institutional and corporate needs. The Asset Management segment offers investment solutions, such as alternative investments, which include real estate, infrastructure, liquid real assets, and sustainable investments; and various other services, including insurance and pension solutions, asset liability management, portfolio management solutions, and asset allocation advisory to individuals and institutions. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

About Bakkt

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. offers software as a service and application programming interface solutions for crypto and loyalty, powering engagement, and performance. The company operates Bakkt Marketplace, a platform that enables consumers to buy, sell, and store crypto in an embedded web experience; Bakkt Crypto, a platform that supports clients with a range of crypto solutions; and Bakkt Trust, institutional-grade qualified custody solution for market participants. Its platform also offers a range of loyalty solutions, including redemption solutions for various rewards categories comprising travel, gift cards, and merchandise; travel solutions that offer a retail e-commerce booking platform, as well as live-agent booking and servicing; and unified shopping experience. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.