JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is Deutsche Bank AG's 9th Largest Position

Deutsche Bank AG lessened its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,510,063 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 45,556 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. accounts for about 1.2% of Deutsche Bank AG's portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Deutsche Bank AG owned about 0.44% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. worth $2,998,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Investment Counsel Co. of Nevada purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Midwest Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JPM opened at $249.28 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The company's 50-day moving average price is $238.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $245.11. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $190.88 and a 52 week high of $280.25. The stock has a market cap of $693.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.63, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.07.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.63 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The business had revenue of $45.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.62 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.44 EPS. The company's revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 4th were given a $1.40 dividend. This represents a $5.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 4th. This is a positive change from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s payout ratio is currently 27.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 6,129 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.76, for a total value of $1,536,908.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 68,583 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,197,873.08. The trade was a 8.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 40,014 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,017 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,518,123.09. The trade was a 68.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 129,188 shares of company stock valued at $33,095,363. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on JPM shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $257.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. KGI Securities assumed coverage on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Sunday, April 13th. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group upped their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $277.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $261.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $255.67.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

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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