JPM vs. BAC, BRK.B, C, GS, JNJ, MS, PNC, USB, V, and WFC
Should you be buying JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JPMorgan Chase & Co. include Bank of America (BAC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Citigroup (C), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Morgan Stanley (MS), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Visa (V), and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).
JPMorgan Chase & Co. vs. Its Competitors
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of America. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Chase & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Bank of America pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Chase & Co. pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and JPMorgan Chase & Co. has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.81%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s return on equity of 16.93% beat Bank of America's return on equity.
Bank of America has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. had 60 more articles in the media than Bank of America. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 115 mentions for Bank of America. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s score of 0.97 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of America currently has a consensus target price of $50.39, suggesting a potential downside of 0.41%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus target price of $291.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.73%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than JPMorgan Chase & Co..
70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
JPMorgan Chase & Co. beats Bank of America on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:JPM) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
