Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC Has $42.25 Million Stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC cut its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 2.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 145,722 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 3,827 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises approximately 2.6% of Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC's holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $42,246,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. LCM Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc now owns 3,847 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,115,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. jvl associates llc raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.7% during the second quarter. jvl associates llc now owns 2,094 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Lakeshore Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the second quarter. Lakeshore Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,417 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,441,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Western Financial Corp CA lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% in the second quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 2,642 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% in the first quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,306 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,283,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, Director Linda Bammann sold 9,500 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.94, for a total transaction of $2,830,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 82,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,492,753.58. The trade was a 10.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on JPM. Bank of America upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $309.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $339.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $313.89.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of JPM opened at $301.12 on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $202.16 and a 52 week high of $318.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $828.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $301.61 and a 200-day moving average of $276.60.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.48 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $44.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.76 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.93% and a net margin of 20.52%.JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s quarterly revenue was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $6.12 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 6th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This is an increase from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 6th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.79%.

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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