Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Has $101.92 Million Stock Holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Key Points

• Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. trimmed its JPMorgan Chase stake by 1.4% in the first quarter, but still held 346,491 shares worth about $101.9 million at quarter-end. JPMorgan remained its sixth-largest holding and accounted for roughly 3.2% of the portfolio.
• Wall Street sentiment on JPMorgan is mixed but generally constructive: analysts have a Hold consensus with an average target price of $340.88, and several firms recently maintained buy/overweight ratings while slightly adjusting targets.
• The bank continues to show solid fundamentals, with its latest quarter beating estimates on EPS and revenue, and it recently announced a $1.50 quarterly dividend payable July 31. Shares were also trading near the upper end of their 52-week range at about $333.91.

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lessened its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 346,491 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 5,005 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up approximately 3.2% of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.'s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.'s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $101,924,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on JPM shares. Barclays reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Autonomous Res lowered their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $324.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 6th. DZ Bank reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $328.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $340.88.

Key JPMorgan Chase & Co. News

Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary remains supportive, with analysts reworking revenue assumptions and nudging fair-value estimates higher for JPMorgan ahead of earnings. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Gets Fair Value Bump As Analysts Rework Revenue Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are also looking ahead to JPMorgan’s July 14 earnings report, with revisions trends for bank stocks still positive and expectations for the June-quarter cycle trending up. Q2 Earnings Season Nears Kickoff: Bank Earnings in Focus
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan’s brand and consumer franchise also got a boost from coverage of the Chase credit-card lounge wars, highlighting its push to win affluent customers and deepen loyalty. American Express and Chase move luxury lounge wars beyond the airport
• Neutral Sentiment: The bank disclosed a larger stake in Umicore SA, showing ongoing investing activity but not a clear direct catalyst for JPM shares. How JPMorgan’s Higher Umicore SA (UMICY) Stake Keeps Focus on Its Circular Battery Materials Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan also remained in the headlines for its broader market views, including warnings on crypto-market risks and support for clearer US crypto rules; these are more thematic than stock-moving in the near term. JPMorgan Says Saylor’s Strategy Adds New Risk to Bitcoin Market
• Negative Sentiment: Governance-related headlines may be weighing on sentiment, including the end of Marianne Lake’s CEO succession bid and her reported $50 million in unvested stock after Dimon chose other successors. JPMorgan CEO contender walks away with $50M in unvested stock after losing Jamie Dimon succession race
• Negative Sentiment: There was also another adverse legal headline, as a judge rejected JPMorgan’s challenge to a disputed $74 million legal-fee bill tied to the Charlie Javice fraud case. JPMorgan Loses Javice Legal Fee Fight
• Negative Sentiment: Separately, JPMorgan must keep paying Charlie Javice’s legal fees, adding to the expense and reputational overhang from the long-running fraud case. JPMorgan has to keep paying Charlie Javice's legal fees, judge rules

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

Shares of JPM opened at $333.91 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $313.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $309.02. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $279.10 and a 52-week high of $343.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $894.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.99.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.50 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.66% and a return on equity of 17.54%. The firm had revenue of $50.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.30 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $5.07 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.74%.

Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In related news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,467 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.73, for a total value of $1,808,100.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 40,961 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,547,031.53. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total value of $935,037.02. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 32,438 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,036,641.58. This trade represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 33,623 shares of company stock valued at $10,427,835. 0.41% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

JPMorgan Chase & Co NYSE: JPM is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.

The firm's principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

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