1,458 Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Bought by Wise Wealth Partners

Wise Wealth Partners purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,458 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $349,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. accounts for 0.9% of Wise Wealth Partners' investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter worth $8,310,884,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 33,845,676 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $8,113,147,000 after acquiring an additional 4,515,147 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 34,259.3% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,499,499 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $838,865,000 after acquiring an additional 3,489,314 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 457.7% in the 4th quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 2,725,473 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $630,925,000 after acquiring an additional 2,236,740 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 22,841,033 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,475,223,000 after acquiring an additional 1,914,049 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JPM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $277.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $273.00 to $265.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $269.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $255.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,273 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.85, for a total value of $1,153,069.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 54,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,698,459.65. This trade represents a 7.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robin Leopold sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $308,650.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 49,127 shares in the company, valued at $12,130,438.84. This trade represents a 2.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 73,545 shares of company stock valued at $19,149,144. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

JPM opened at $244.61 on Wednesday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $239.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $244.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.88. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1 year low of $188.46 and a 1 year high of $280.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $680.75 billion, a PE ratio of 12.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.01.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.63 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The business had revenue of $45.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.62 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.44 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a $1.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. This is a boost from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.29%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.49%.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. It focuses on investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), and Corporate.

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