Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. Buys Shares of 9,790 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,790 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,347,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter worth $1,888,088,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 31.7% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,784,272 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,539,132,000 after purchasing an additional 4,043,841 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 137.8% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,376,176 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $922,760,000 after buying an additional 2,535,590 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 93.6% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,692,159 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $567,669,000 after buying an additional 1,301,764 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,073,193 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,338,955,000 after buying an additional 1,016,289 shares during the last quarter. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total transaction of $838,763.82. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 47,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,092,622.80. This represents a 6.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on JPM shares. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Bank of America upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird lowered JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $251.78.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

JPM traded up $1.34 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $268.15. The stock had a trading volume of 5,619,778 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,176,410. The firm has a market capitalization of $754.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1-year low of $172.62 and a 1-year high of $270.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $248.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $228.90.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.03 by $0.78. The firm had revenue of $42.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.90 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.04 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 17.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 6th were given a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 6th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.86%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.33%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. The firm offers a range of investment banking products and services in all capital markets, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital raising in equity and debt markets, risk management, market making in cash securities and derivative instruments, and brokerage and research.