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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

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Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) have received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the twenty-three research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $280.45.

Several research firms have recently commented on JPM. Truist Financial lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $305.00 price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, June 30th. Piper Sandler reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, May 20th.

View Our Latest Stock Report on JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, Director Linda Bammann sold 9,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $2,375,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 91,539 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,884,750. The trade was a 9.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 40,014 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.77, for a total value of $10,034,310.78. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,017 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,518,123.09. This represents a 68.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 71,200 shares of company stock worth $18,060,015 in the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth approximately $8,310,884,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 25,861.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,556,011 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,778,289,000 after purchasing an additional 23,465,278 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the first quarter worth approximately $3,972,807,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 33,845,676 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $8,113,147,000 after purchasing an additional 4,515,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 31.4% during the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 10,684,810 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,561,256,000 after purchasing an additional 2,551,899 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company's stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

JPM stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $282.94. The stock had a trading volume of 11,269,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,564,640. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $268.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $255.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The company has a market cap of $786.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.10. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $190.90 and a 52-week high of $296.40.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.63 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $45.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.62 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 21.21%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.44 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.40 per share. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s payout ratio is 27.49%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company 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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