JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM Stock Purchased by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 25.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 67,827 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,816 shares during the quarter. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $22,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of JPM. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. now owns 29,956 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,805,000 after purchasing an additional 1,973 shares during the last quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.6% in the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 343,644 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $112,485,000 after purchasing an additional 15,017 shares during the last quarter. First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 18.7% in the first quarter. First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services now owns 41,218 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,125,000 after purchasing an additional 6,492 shares during the last quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.3% during the first quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 43,527 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,804,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,524 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $383,148,000 after purchasing an additional 33,071 shares during the period. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reportedly generated approximately $700 million in first-half 2026 profits from gold, silver, and other metals trading. Strong precious-metals demand could support record industry trading revenue and benefit the bank’s markets business. Gold, silver boom puts US bank trading revenues on track for record $5 billion
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan is serving as a joint lead arranger on Volta Infrastructure Holdings’ $5.012 billion leveraged-loan package for data-center leases and GPU capital expenditures, highlighting continued demand for its lending and arranging businesses. Volta launches $5B leveraged loan package
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen initiated coverage with a Hold rating and a $370 price target, implying meaningful potential upside from the referenced trading level. Investors are also focused on JPMorgan’s expected third-quarter earnings release on October 13. JPMorgan Q3 earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan will present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on November 5. The event may provide additional updates on treasury management, markets, interest-rate exposure, and capital allocation. JPMorganChase to Present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts expect year-over-year revenue and earnings growth, but investors are taking a cautious stance ahead of results because of higher funding costs, expenses, credit risks, and JPMorgan’s premium valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan continues to receive attention for its artificial-intelligence investments and its estimate of roughly $50 billion in 2026 cryptocurrency inflows, although the earnings impact remains uncertain.
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan has warned that rising long-term Treasury yields—driven partly by elevated government debt—could pressure markets and reduce returns for small- and mid-cap assets. Rapidly rising yields can also increase bond-market volatility and financing risks for banks.
• Negative Sentiment: The bank’s research describes U.S. housing affordability as severely strained, with mortgage costs outpacing incomes and activity effectively frozen. A prolonged housing slowdown could weigh on mortgage demand and consumer credit quality.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jamie Dimon has cautioned that artificial intelligence could eliminate or significantly change large numbers of jobs. While JPMorgan may gain efficiency from AI, broader labor-market disruption could increase economic and credit concerns.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:JPM opened at $333.01 on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1 year low of $279.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $350.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $328.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market cap of $885.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.02.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.59 by $0.55. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 21.86%. The company had revenue of $58.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $50.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.96 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 24.16 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.65 per share. This represents a $6.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th. This is a boost from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is presently 28.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on JPM. Bank of America boosted their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $408.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $295.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $418.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $362.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.81, for a total transaction of $882,025.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 71,047 shares in the company, valued at $25,066,092.07. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.41% of the stock is owned by insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City. Through its businesses, the company provides banking, investment banking, asset management, private banking, commercial banking, consumer lending and payment services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments.

The company operates through major business areas that include Consumer & Community Banking, Commercial & Investment Banking, and Asset & Wealth Management. Its products and services include deposit accounts, credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, business financing, investment and advisory services, securities trading and custody, payment processing, and wealth-management solutions.

JPMorgan Chase serves customers in the United States and maintains operations and client relationships across international markets.