JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 953.89 ($12.90) and traded as high as GBX 996 ($13.47). JPMorgan American shares last traded at GBX 995 ($13.46), with a volume of 248,920 shares traded.
JPMorgan American Stock Up 1.1%
The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 954.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,056.77. The company has a market cap of £1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.65.
JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 3rd. The company reported GBX 10.59 ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan American had a return on equity of 24.87% and a net margin of 97.58%.
JPMorgan American Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were issued a dividend of GBX 8.25 ($0.11) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from JPMorgan American's previous dividend of $2.75. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. JPMorgan American's dividend payout ratio is 3.47%.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Claire Binyon purchased 1,249 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 994 ($13.45) per share, with a total value of £12,415.06 ($16,795.27). Also, insider Colin Moore purchased 8,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 947 ($12.81) per share, with a total value of £75,760 ($102,489.18). Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 11,249 shares of company stock valued at $10,655,506. 6.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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