Sen. John Boozman Sells Off Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Key Points

• Senator John Boozman sold shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. valued between $1,001 and $15,000, as disclosed in a filing on August 6th.
• JPMorgan Chase recently reported an EPS of $4.96, exceeding analysts' expectations, despite a year-over-year revenue decrease of 10.5%.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.9%.

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM. In a filing disclosed on August 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock on July 24th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace NYSE: GE on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Mondelez International NASDAQ: MDLZ on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 7/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Walmart NYSE: WMT on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: HYG on 7/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: GIGB on 7/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 7/1/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JPM traded up $1.61 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $288.55. The stock had a trading volume of 6,633,369 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,541,502. The firm has a market cap of $793.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.81, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $200.61 and a fifty-two week high of $301.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $283.74 and a 200-day moving average of $262.70.

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd were given a $1.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $5.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is 28.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 609,867.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 72,897,211 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $21,133,630,000 after buying an additional 72,885,260 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 25,861.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,556,011 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,778,289,000 after buying an additional 23,465,278 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 1st quarter valued at $3,972,807,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 33,845,676 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,113,147,000 after buying an additional 4,515,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its holdings 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. 71.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 2,821 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.71, for a total transaction of $749,567.91. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 68,757 shares in the company, valued at $18,269,422.47. This trade represents a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 6,128 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.47, for a total value of $1,608,416.16. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 62,455 shares in the company, valued at $16,392,563.85. This trade represents a 8.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,557 shares of company stock worth $4,113,796 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on JPM. Evercore ISI set a $298.00 target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. TD Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $327.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $288.68.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.