JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Raised to “Hold” at Dbs Bank

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) was upgraded by stock analysts at Dbs Bank to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on JPM. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, HSBC upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $288.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $338.12.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

NYSE:JPM opened at $300.49 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $805.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $299.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $307.39. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1-year low of $256.00 and a 1-year high of $337.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.50 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $50.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.30 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.66% and a return on equity of 17.54%. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.07 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.42 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.11, for a total transaction of $15,355,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 111,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,174,893.69. This represents a 31.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 5,611 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.55, for a total value of $1,720,052.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 35,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,870,263. This represents a 13.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 79,849 shares of company stock worth $24,522,956. Company insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JPM. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan Asset Management launched a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, extending its push into blockchain-based finance and potentially creating a new fee-generating product line. J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Second Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
• Positive Sentiment: Fidelity International’s tokenized fund uses JPMorgan-provided daily NAV data, underscoring JPMorgan’s growing role in institutional blockchain infrastructure and market plumbing. Fidelity International launches Moody’s-rated tokenized fund on Chainlink
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted JPMorgan’s asset and wealth management business as a Q1 standout, noting revenue growth, rising assets under management, and net inflows — a sign of durable fee income. JPMorgan’s Quiet Q1 Standout: Asset & Wealth Management Business
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that JPMorgan may reshuffle investment bank leadership suggest internal reorganization, but this is not clearly a near-term earnings driver. JPMorgan to reshuffle investment bank chiefs on wider overhaul, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Jamie Dimon warned JPMorgan could reconsider its planned London headquarters if the UK becomes more hostile to banks or raises taxes, adding policy uncertainty around a major long-term investment. Jamie Dimon warns JP Morgan may rethink new London office if ‘very smart’ Starmer is ousted as UK PM

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

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.