Cairn Investment Group Inc. acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,557 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $873,000.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of JPM. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,594 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $622,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. now owns 5,538 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,328,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Wimmer Associates 1 LLC increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Wimmer Associates 1 LLC now owns 4,114 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $986,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC now owns 13,932 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,340,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Rockbridge Investment Management LCC raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC now owns 1,838 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $441,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on JPM shares. UBS Group boosted 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. Morgan Stanley set a $240.00 target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. Evercore ISI set a $298.00 price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $305.00 price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $277.74.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on JPM
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 2,821 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.71, for a total transaction of $749,567.91. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 68,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,269,422.47. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Linda Bammann sold 9,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $2,375,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 91,539 shares in the company, valued at $22,884,750. This represents a 9.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 71,200 shares of company stock worth $18,060,015 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 0.7%
Shares of NYSE:JPM traded down $2.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $293.94. The stock had a trading volume of 1,642,154 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,503,079. The firm has a market cap of $816.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $266.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $254.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a twelve month low of $190.90 and a twelve month high of $296.49.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.63 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 21.21% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The business had revenue of $45.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.62 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.44 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.91%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.49%.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile
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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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