Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC Buys 1,525 Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 5.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,525 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up approximately 1.1% of Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $8,201,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Roxbury Financial LLC boosted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 8,011 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,581,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Collective Family Office LLC grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 3,339 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,076,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. increased its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 1,399 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $451,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Tevis Investment Management increased its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.8% in the third quarter. Tevis Investment Management now owns 4,238 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,337,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Spinnaker Investment Group LLC raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,183 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,670,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 9,136 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.56, for a total value of $2,800,732.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 90,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,590,706.56. This represents a 9.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,468 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.27, for a total value of $1,641,876.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 46,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,940,935.56. The trade was a 10.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 33,623 shares of company stock worth $10,427,835. Company insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on JPM. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $380.00 to $375.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Dbs Bank raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $336.00 to $362.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $328.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $340.88.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of JPM opened at $333.91 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $313.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $309.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $894.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1-year low of $279.10 and a 1-year high of $343.45.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.50 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.66% and a return on equity of 17.54%. The company had revenue of $50.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $5.07 earnings per share. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.76 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is 28.74%.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile

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JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.

The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

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