11 Best Performing Large Cap Stocks So Far in 2025

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2. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB)

Market Capitalization: $59.92B

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 15

Year-To-Date Performance: 55.62% 

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) is an international financial services company based in Germany. The company operates a bank and a holding company for other operations. Its core business activities are administered through various segments including the Corporate Bank, Investment Bank, Private Bank, and Asset Management.

The company released its fiscal first quarter results for 2025 on April 29. Management noted that the bank is optimizing its resource allocation and transforming its operating model to reduce branches and improve digitalization. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE:DB) generated €8.5 billion in revenue during the quarter, reflecting a 10% increase year-over-year. Notably, the profitability indicated by pretax profits grew 39% to reach €2.8 billion. Management noted that the revenue growth was broad-based with 71% growth coming from Corporate Bank, Private Bank, Asset Management, and Fixed Income & Currencies Financing divisions.

On May 1, Citi raised the firm’s price target on the stock from Euro 20.80 to EUR 22.30, while keeping a Neutral rating. It is one of the best-performing large-cap stocks so far in 2025.

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